Is crying/showing emotion

Is crying/showing emotion "manly"?

MarcoNandoz-01
By MarcoNandoz-01

Is crying/showing emotion "manly"?

Why some cultures (particularly Middle Eastern) think its “unmanly” for a man to show emotions or to cry?

By alex brod• 17 May 2013 09:11
alex brod

Crying is an option !

By Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte• 16 May 2013 19:43
Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte

haha ROFL

By Jack_The_Ripper• 16 May 2013 19:31
Jack_The_Ripper

man :) only you would post such a topic lol

By Skc111• 16 May 2013 18:53
Skc111

As wel as my knowledge is concern...man didnt shows xpressions but only tears..

By poymaasin• 16 May 2013 17:42
poymaasin

Yogasha, hahahahaha =))

By MarcoNandoz-01• 16 May 2013 17:41
MarcoNandoz-01

sul/ll/brit

By anonymous• 16 May 2013 17:29
anonymous

SALAM THIS IS DR AISHA FROM YOGASHA FOR COUNSELLING AND YOGA

MEN HAVE RIGHT TO MOVE THEIR EMOTIONS AND EXPRESS FEELINGS

SHOWING YOUR EMOTIONS IN A HEALTHY WAY HELPS YOU TO SEE AND THINK CLEARLY

VISIT US IF YOU WANT TO LEARN HOW

WWW.YOGASHA.NET

By Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte• 16 May 2013 17:20
Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte

i cry when my mom cuts onions

By FathimaH• 16 May 2013 16:57
Rating: 2/5
FathimaH

is human...not gender based at all. Rather it will depend on the individual. Some are just extremely sensitive some not. A man is just as capable, as a woman, to feel sadness and shed tears. And I will never judge any guy for doing so, when even our own Prophet had tears in his eyes when he witnessed pain and suffering of others.

That said I do have an aversion to crocodile tears, regardless of who cries them, they always end up looking very deceitful and furtive!

By poymaasin• 16 May 2013 16:31
Rating: 2/5
poymaasin

Crying is normal as we are a human being. if you don't cry you are abnormal there's something wrong with you, and seeing a Psychiatrist might be the best solution.

By kal_el• 16 May 2013 14:33
kal_el

Ukeng, nice message and have a nice weekend too..

By anonymous• 16 May 2013 14:25
anonymous

Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward. -~Kurt Vonnegut

By Khanan• 16 May 2013 14:19
Khanan

Shukran UKEngQatar!

and yup, we have given a change a chance; lets hope it is successful.

Happy weekend!

By GodFather.• 16 May 2013 14:15
GodFather.

Ok my fellow QLbeings, the time has come to say Good bye for now as the Weekend is upon us. Seek Inner peace, spread love not hate, shed a tear or two for yourself its will cleanse your soul.

Have a nice weekend.

By GodFather.• 16 May 2013 14:07
GodFather.

Thanks Khanan and I wish you the best for Naya Pakistan. You Pushtoon have shown the rest of the Pakistanis the way to the Naya Pakistan hope the rest will follow..

By anonymous• 16 May 2013 14:05
anonymous

the first time every human being cries is when he comes out of his mother womb....so i would like to ask the OP his opinion on this

By Khanan• 16 May 2013 14:05
Khanan

People will laugh at you, will obstruct you but my friend continue the journey!

I wish you all the success to the enlightment!

By GodFather.• 16 May 2013 14:03
GodFather.

The injustice in this world, Like the they say jihad starts with in one self. You cant beat anyone unless you can over come your own self.

By MarcoNandoz-01• 16 May 2013 14:01
MarcoNandoz-01

Praise the Lord and Pass the Vodka!

And then UKEnginner looked at his own reflection in the mirror and said

“Let there be a party”

By gypsy gal• 16 May 2013 14:01
gypsy gal

What triggered the enlightenment journey? :)

By landloverreview• 16 May 2013 14:00
landloverreview

Yes the more you look deep into yourself, the more your spirituality will go high. :)

Sorry for little hijack.

By GodFather.• 16 May 2013 13:58
GodFather.

After all the years I have finally got intoxicated with true love, don't make me sober now!

By GodFather.• 16 May 2013 13:57
GodFather.

LLR my way is full of hardship and trials the more I search inside and look at my inner self.

By MarcoNandoz-01• 16 May 2013 13:56
MarcoNandoz-01

His journey to drunkenness, he means :P

By landloverreview• 16 May 2013 13:55
landloverreview

wowww thatz really interesting. Wish you all the best UKE. I wish you reach higher levels of spirituality.

By GodFather.• 16 May 2013 13:55
GodFather.

Call me Swami, Call me Guru, call me sufi, all seeking the same with different names...

By GodFather.• 16 May 2013 13:53
GodFather.

yes gypsy gal, I seek inner peace and my journey to enlightenment has just started!

By landloverreview• 16 May 2013 13:52
landloverreview

He think he is bad he is very handsome :)

By gypsy gal• 16 May 2013 13:51
gypsy gal

what happend to our UKEng.. he is talking all spiritual..:)

By GodFather.• 16 May 2013 13:46
GodFather.

I cry in the early hours in the morning in the drakness, when I think about myself and how bad I am :) Makes me stronger to look at myself my faults and my short comings :)

By theriddler• 16 May 2013 13:40
theriddler

its nothing to do with gender, specially if you lost our loveones

By zafirah• 16 May 2013 13:39
zafirah

MN - Sulie is farting all night? LOL!

By gypsy gal• 16 May 2013 13:36
gypsy gal

Its not okay to cry in following situations:-

1. When you favorite sports team loses.

2. When those around you are looking to you as a source of calmness and strength.

3. To the point of irrational thinking or paralysis when you have a job to do.

4. When you don’t get your way.

5. When you’re frustrated.

By landloverreview• 16 May 2013 13:28
landloverreview

I normally cry in public like this

When I am alone i dont know what earth or skies are. :)

By MarcoNandoz-01• 16 May 2013 13:24
MarcoNandoz-01

Sul:"Never wake a sleeping dog"

If you know what's good for U *_*

By MarcoNandoz-01• 16 May 2013 13:22
MarcoNandoz-01

gypsy gal : I believe it’s the other way around :P

By Khanan• 16 May 2013 13:21
Khanan

LLR :)

I try to avoid cry in public.

By landloverreview• 16 May 2013 13:21
landloverreview

Yes I am :) but strong emotionally (positive side).

By Sulieman• 16 May 2013 13:20
Sulieman

GG ,, Then don't trust MN ,, he is a crying baby :O)

MN ---Who is doing it?

By Sulieman• 16 May 2013 13:19
Sulieman

LLR ,, You are so sensitive "romantic couples or movies." :O(

By gypsy gal• 16 May 2013 13:18
gypsy gal

I think thats normal to cry for the loss of someone dear.

we got a saying... never to trust a crying man and lady who laughs loud..:)

By MarcoNandoz-01• 16 May 2013 13:16
MarcoNandoz-01

Sul: Well, At least I’m not crying, squirming, groaning and farting all night /-: uhuh!

By landloverreview• 16 May 2013 13:13
landloverreview

I am a alpha male and I cry in sometimes when I pray or when i see someone in extreme physical pain or when I see romantic couples or movies.

When I am happy tears comes out of my eyes which are more dense than cry.

I am not sure about middle east i think it is common in many other places.

By MarcoNandoz-01• 16 May 2013 13:13
MarcoNandoz-01

Sul: There's a difference between sobbing and crying :O

By Sulieman• 16 May 2013 13:10
Sulieman

MM ,,, It doesn't work when i try to imagine you LoLing ,,, hehehe :O)

By MarcoNandoz-01• 16 May 2013 13:07
Rating: 4/5
MarcoNandoz-01

Totally agree with TB:

I too think crying has nothing to do with masculinity or being “Manly “, ‘n yes it shows a sensitive side to the man.

Antwerp :

Exactly!

Me I’d never cry over small things.

For example, it’d need to be something big for me to cry hum like, being out of nutella chocolate for breakfast or burning my favorite shirt! But other than those, it's fine.

:O-)

By Miss Mimi• 16 May 2013 13:05
Miss Mimi

At the moment, all the time LOL! Damned hormones. When I'm not pregnant....don't remember.

By GodFather.• 16 May 2013 13:01
GodFather.

Miss Mimi when is the last time you cried as an Adult?

By Miss Mimi• 16 May 2013 12:48
Miss Mimi

I don't like people who cry in general. Man or woman. Makes me uncomfortable.

By Sense Mine• 16 May 2013 12:46
Sense Mine

crying is a normal way of expressing your true inner emotions. But it doesn't mean your manhood will be deteriorated.

By rb73• 16 May 2013 12:46
rb73

I don’t see any problem in showing emotion, men or women dose not make any difference.

By gypsy gal• 16 May 2013 12:46
gypsy gal

I dont like men who cry in front of others.. it makes him look weak...(its my personal opinion)

By Sulieman• 16 May 2013 12:46
Rating: 5/5
Sulieman

(particularly Middle Eastern) ,,,No comment

I am a Middle Eastern,, and everybody knows about the tears on my pillow

Crying has nothing to do with your Gender ,, but i think men cry alone,,, when nobody is watching.

By Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte• 16 May 2013 12:42
Baburao-Ganpatrao-Apte

i cried when my FIL got married to my MIL

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