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  • crying of a man is usually considered him as a weak person. So I believe men should avoid crying at all costs.
  • Their fathers didn't teach them to do that.
  • Training, since early childhood.
  • In western society it is not socially accepted,so when they do it is in private.
  • Because women hog all the tissue?
  • Not that it's difficult; we handle emotions differently than women.
  • Becuase of the stereotype that men crying is not masculine.
  • Same reason they can't ask for directions?
  • Their Daddys hated it!..But maybe it`s because Their Dads did too.Maybe they didn`t want their kids picked on...It is seen as a weekness.But may not be in a weekness in some cases.Isn`t it seen as a weekness even when women do it?
  • when they associate with their emotions they lose their bearings, it makes them feel lost, out of control, incompetent, and sometimes we are judged this way. Also it's more difficult, because most of the time we don't give a f@#*
  • ...because we're men... no seriously: the testosterone makes you more likely to be angry when upset than sad...
  • My belief is that men rarely cry or do it only in private because most were told "don't be a baby" if they cried when they were kids. It's socially acceptable for females to show emotion because society thinks it's related to menses (menstrual cycle or menopause). If males cry they are looked at as weak and abnormal. It's crazy but that's the majority of society's way of thinking.
  • I think it's difficult for anyone to cry in this society, even women. It's seen as "weak" in everyone! But it shouldn't be.
  • I think it is difficult for most men to cry because generally, crying goes against all their formative training. It is impressed upon boys from an early age that tears have never solved any problem and emotions get in the way of clear thinking. Self-control is seen as a more valuable trait in a man because men are traditionally the warriors, the stern guardians and the leaders who must take charge and make decisions during crises. They are taught not to come apart at the seams when things are going wrong. (Who's going to land the plane if the pilot is crying? Who's going to safely evacuate the passengers from a sinking ship if the captain is crying in his cabin? )The same is expected from women who take on these roles. They need to concentrate on fixing the problem rather than drowning in despair. Someone must do the hard things that need to be done without wasting time and energy crying about it. Crying can seem like self-pity or looking for pity from others and this is seen as pathetic by a lot of men and women. People generally will not think less of a man who sheds a tear when overcome by strong emotion e.g. funerals, weddings, divorce, love, children's awards evenings, etc but people still expect a man to suck it up and keep his shit together in a crisis. Right or wrong, fair or unfair, this is just how it is in our society IMHO. (editted)
  • Men do and want to cry sometimes. Most may do it when they know they are alone in the dark. Its rather easy actually the only difficulty is holding the crying back. Ask men who cry at funerals when they lose loved ones. Men try to act like strong, macho, emotionless, robots that claim they cannot cry when they know they can and will when pushed to their limits. They can cry from laughing crying comes from happy and sad emotions. I've cried river tears from laughing way too hard and too much. Its not a big deal its only tears, but yet again society and the media make a gigantic deal over something normal,insignificant and petty. Men who cry are seen as weak,wimpy,and sissys perhaps even gay. Even some women may think this way about men as well if he does that. Its another thing people have been brainwashed about ever since being children "Men are suppose to be tough and have no soul or emotions and women are permited to feel freely that way". Thats one double standard women cannot complain about having in life, Freedom of emotions.
  • not enough hormones
  • I have seen sports figures cry on TV. Roger Federer and Dick Vermeil cry like babies all the time. I was raised in a country where men don't cry.
  • To be 100% honest... Most of us are jsut jerk's.
  • Mostly it's not that it's difficult, it's just that we really DON'T feel like crying.
  • It's not.
  • It's an old, old story and I'm surprised that if you over the age of 1 you don;t know the answer: boys are trained not to show their feelings or cry.
  • We just aren't natural cryers. We tend to usually feel emotions inwardly and not express them outwardly. I think we were just created that way.
  • Traditionally, men are supposed to be strong and show limited emotion, therefore, it's hard for a lot of them to break out of that and cry.
  • I aways cry when I need to cry,somtimes 4 no reson at all(that's wherd I know),but also somtimes I find it hard for my tears to drop even do am sad,other times I find it heard not to cry even du I onstly dont c a real reson to do so,any way du ppl tink am week cuz I cry,I know the fact that am strong enof,so I dond realy care abut what ppl say.
  • Because women are more sentimenal with eachother and men are not. Woman want to instinctively put their arms around someone who is crying or pass them a tissue while men would rather turn their noses up at them. Women are brought up to be more caring than men are. Men need to feel like a man for their egos while women dont need to feel like anything. If a man cries infront of women other men will find that socially wrong as men are not expected to seek sympathy as it indicates they are not self reliant. Even some women will frown upon it because they think its a 'womans thing.'
  • Because we don't have handbags that have packs of tissues in them.. Sly Grin....
  • the main reason is that in older times, men were seen as strong and any weak man was usually shunned by the others. doesnt every man want to be known as strong? and would you think crying infront of your friends would be showing your strong? or thats how most men way back then thought. supposidly men stronger physically and emotionly and its just in the last hundred years that women are really being considered but thats a whole different topic.
  • It is not difficult for me. Certainly more reserved in certain circumstances. Conditioning and chemistry can be factors.
  • cause people are telling them theyre not supposed to

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