How often do you cry?

According to a study of over 300 adults, on average men cry once every month; women cry at least five times per month,[2] especially before and during the menstrual cycle when crying can increase up to five times the normal rate, often without obvious reasons (such as depression or sadness).[11]

According to the German Society of Ophthalmology, which has collated different scientific studies on crying, women cry on average between 30 and 64 times a year, and men cry on average between 9 and 19 times per year.

Men tend to cry for between two and four minutes, and women cry for about six minutes. Crying turns into sobbing for women in 65% of cases, compared to just 6% for men.[12]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crying

I saw this question on reddit and decided to pose it here. Does anyone else find this number extremely high? Once a month for men?

I mean, there are obviously situations where crying is appropriate. Death, emotional pain etc... I consider myself a pretty level headed person, but I can't honestly remember the last time I cried, not even at funerals. Some men just don't cry I guess.

I'd like to make a poll but can't. If a moderator could add some options, it would be much appreciated.

In before "thinly veiled brag about being a hard-ass"

Only when I fap.

So 6 times a day.

They must have made sure to specifically target the emasculated modern man when conducting this survey!

uhh... once every 3-4 months?
i dunno, i dont really count. it happens really really really rarely.

Lol you're on HF..nobody cry here.

Lol you're on HF..nobody cry here.

nobody grammar good here too.

Every time I have sex.

Only when I fap.

So 6 times a day.

Amateur.

I prefer fapping while crying soft lonely tears as I drift off to sleep. :sarcasm:

When a family member dies, which isn't very often.

I don't cry at all at funerals and stuff like that. Or pain. For some reason, even some pretty bad physical pain has never brought me to tears. If someone incredibly close to me died, I'm pretty sure I'd cry, but I'd probably be more beside myself than a mess.

Some movies and books are tearjerkers for me, though. So it depends on how much media I'm consuming and what type. Never anything sappy that's designed to pull your heartstrings, but, rather, things that are legitimately poignant (sad is optional).

Could be multiple times in a short period and then not again for several months. On average, though, once every couple of months.
I definitely think I'm quicker to tear up than most guys I know. But it is a little weird that I feel more inclined to cry due to media than something that's happened to me. Stoicism, but sensitivity to art. I'm an enigma wrapped in a riddle!

Amateur.

I prefer fapping while crying soft lonely tears as I drift off to sleep. :sarcasm:

Using your own tears as lubrication ?

"He is Conan, Cimmerian, he no cry so I cry for him."-Subotai.

Every time I take a ****.

I can see a man crying once a month if he's in a relationship, ifyouknowwhatimean.


Otherwise, man the **** up, what the hell you crying for you ****ing *******?

Using your own tears as lubrication ?

Of course.

God would not be pleased if I were to waste such a source of free lube.

I'm pretty sure once a month is way above average for men. I honestly don't remember the last time I cried, though I know I have in the last few years.

I am CarlWinslow.

CarlWinslow doesn't cry.

CarlWinslow makes other people cry.

You're not alone, I haven't cried since middle school. Eyes get moist? Sure, sometimes. But full blown out crying/sobbing? It's been years. I don't know if that's bad or not.

Every time I have sex.

So never? :sarcasm:

I cried last night during a tv show but I'm a girl :P

When a family member dies, or when Edmonton loses in the Stanley Cup Finals :(

It's gotta be since at least middle school, which was probably 15 years ago. That's a guess. I never ever cry. I have no emotion.

So never? :sarcasm:

I cried last night during a tv show but I'm a girl :P

Did you watch Swamp People?

Once a month seems pretty high. Does it count getting choked up watching a movie or reading something? (Schindler's List gets me every damn time. No tears, but hardcore throat-lump action)

I'd say once every few years, or when a relative/friend dies.

when a family member dies so once every year

You're not alone, I haven't cried since middle school. Eyes get moist? Sure, sometimes. But full blown out crying/sobbing? It's been years. I don't know if that's bad or not.

Yea, sobbing or crying for a duration/beyond just "moist eyes" that might pour over has to be from depression or something major.

Maybe that means everybody here has boring lives. "I don't always cry, but when I do, it's because I won the heart of a princess in a bareback lion race."

I'm sorry, If you're a man and you're crying once a month and there is nothing majorly wrong in your life you're a ***.

I cried when USA lost to Japan in pk's

The last time I remember getting teary was the Giants Superbowl victory. Other than that, I don't really cry for any physical/emotional pain. I feel like once a month is way above average.

Last time I really cried was over a year ago when I lost my grandmother. I wish I could cry easier though, some situations are just way ****** and I wish I could just get it all out, but it usually takes a lot to make me cry.

My eyes get watery during some movies now. It's happening more and more as I get older. I remember the first time I almost cried during a movie was 'Homeward Bound.' When Shadow comes over the hill I almost burst into tears. And then the next time was 'The Green Mile' when they executed Coffey.

Now it happens more frequently. It's annoying but the ladies love it.

My eyes get watery during some movies now. It's happening more and more as I get older. I remember the first time I almost cried during a movie was 'Homeward Bound.' When Shadow comes over the hill I almost burst into tears. And then the next time was 'The Green Mile' when they executed Coffey.

Now it happens more frequently. It's annoying but the ladies love it.

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Last time I cried was like, 3 years ago...

Damn you, ex-gf.

I cried when Horton scored the winner for Boston against Montreal and then Jack Edwards went on his royalty rant

When I was like 10 or 11, I used to be able to cry over nothing. Now that I'm an adult, I can't cry for the life of me. I really want to, but I just can't. :(

When I was like 10 or 11, I used to be able to cry over nothing. Now that I'm an adult, I can't cry for the life of me. I really want to, but I just can't. :(

As a sharks fan I'd think you have plenty of crying going on

Like that Boyle own goal

Sometimes when just the right song comes on and hits me the right way.

Not very often though... maybe 3 times a year?

Alright I admit it

I cried when the Pens beat the Caps in 7

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Nah... I didn't even cry when we lost game 7 to Tampa Bay in the SCF in '04. I would have cried in joy if we would have won. I'm more of a joy crier than a sad crier... if that makes sense.

So you didn't cry when Havlat scored like 30 sec into OT :laugh:

As a sharks fan I'd think you have plenty of crying going on

Like that Boyle own goalNah, its just a game. I don't cry over a game.

Even when F'd up things happen, I get angry and confrontational, but never to the point where I can cry.

So you didn't cry when Havlat scored like 30 sec into OT :laugh:

Nope. I was at a pub with the boys so if I went to the corner and started weeping I'd never live it down. One of my buddies threw the empty jug of beer at the big screen so that made the rest of us laugh. Helped ease the pain. :laugh:

I get tears, not full crying every time I think of a memory I have. 2 years ago I saw something really sick happening and I ignored it and walked away. It makes me cry that I didn't do or even say anything and I wonder what happened after I left. All I need to do is picture the scene and I will just get tears.

I also never do full out crying, can't remember ever doing it even when someone I know dies

Last time I cried was December of '09 when my dog died.

WTF am I the only one who cried because their teams lost in the Stanley Cup playoffs

Every time I have sex.

What's up with all these HFers saying they never cry:sarcasm:

Honestly though, maybe 3 times in the past 5 years?

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Most recently when the Packers won the super bowl #joy

...when Edmonton loses in the Stanley Cup Finals :(

Sorry about that...actually, no I'm not :laugh:

So never? :sarcasm:

What's up with all these HFers saying they never cry:sarcasm:

Ok, you guys caught me. What I really cry about is the lack of sex.

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I last cried when I was 13 years old. We'll see how I hold up if a member of my immediate family dies. Aside from that, I don't see what it would take to make me cry.

I last cried when I was 13 years old. We'll see how I hold up if a member of my immediate family dies. Aside from that, I don't see what it would take to make me cry.

Onions.

They're evil.

Tears contain stress hormones, which means you're only hurting yourself by suppressing those emotions. It's evolution's way of relieving your body of harmful chemicals. It's also why you feel better after you get it out of your system. Glucocorticoids do a lot of damage to your system over the long term.

If you're willingly keeping that crap in your body, you're only doing yourself a major disservice. Somewhat understandable in public given society's general ignorance of the matter, but in private? No excuse.

I don't normally cry too often, but I've been quite a mess recently. If you've noticed my posts in the past, you'll know I can be a real ass at times. Very argumentative. Therapy has helped bring emotions to the surface, and I've probably never been as emotionally healthy in my life. Or as respectful to others.

Tears contain stress hormones, which means you're only hurting yourself by suppressing those emotions. It's evolution's way of relieving your body of harmful chemicals.

If you're willingly keeping that crap in your body, you're only doing yourself a major disservice. Somewhat understandable in public given society's general ignorance of the matter, but in private? No excuse.

Who says there's any suppression involved? I know for me, I never feel like I'm holding back tears. I guess my body expresses emotions differently than the people who cry.

Canucks fans have been crying for 40 years

Canucks fans have been crying for 40 years

Aren't you a Caps fan?

Aren't you a Caps fan?

Implying he watches hockey ?

Onions.

They're evil.

A lot of that has to do with the knife you're using. A dull knife = tears.

Who says there's any suppression involved? I know for me, I never feel like I'm holding back tears. I guess my body expresses emotions differently than the people who cry.

Perhaps, but I'd imagine you aren't physiologically different than the majority of the species. Whether you feel it or not is not an indicator of suppression. Or lack thereof.

It's socially unacceptable for men to cry in many cultures, and we're taught this from a young age.

So never? :sarcasm:

I cried last night during a tv show but I'm a girl :P

I cry every time I get rejected by a girl. Which is a lot!

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A lot of that has to do with the knife you're using. A dull knife = tears.

I used to work as a cook when I was 18. When I prepped onions, I was told to go into the walk-in freezer for a few moments. Something about the cold air clears it up

So Icewind Dale, how often do you cry?

I cry actually fairly often. I have no qualms or embarrassment from crying, and am not afraid to show my sensitivity.

Weird things make me cry though, not usually intense or traumatic situations, usually keep a clear head during those times.

Movies, books, emotionally moving pictures, deep thoughts, leaving my girlfriend, thinking about family issues, ect.

I think the last time I cried was watching some guy trying to stop rioters from breaking things and get gang beaten by them during the Vancouver riots. Struck a cord of anger.

Schindler's List gets me every damn time. No tears, but hardcore throat-lump action.

I'd say once every few years, or when a relative/friend dies.

This is truth.

I cry every time I get rejected by a girl. Which is a lot!

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I hear you bro, since the same thing happens to me.

Of course, I think the mace and pepper spray might have a role in that...

I asked this exact thing about 2 years ago here, based on the same poll/study.

My premise was I doubted most people cried that much and that Mark messier must be horribly skewing the odds.Depends on what they count as crying, i guess. A tear of sadness wells up, but you blink it back, does that count?

As to how often? I couldn't honestly say? for about 5 years, very rarely. Then for 1 year, almost daily(in private, someone I cared for died). I refuse to cry in front of anyone if it is a feasible choice.

The weird thing is, i can be a little turned on if I see a man doing it (also rarely...usually on a video feed or TV) If not turned on I guess perversely fascinated...I dunno how to explain it.


I last cried when I was 13 years old. We'll see how I hold up if a member of my immediate family dies. Aside from that, I don't see what it would take to make me cry.


When the Canucks just miss again next season....

when a family member dies so once every year

Running out of family members soon, aren't you? you know what helps, don't randomly bake cyanide into one of the cupcakes at the annual family reunion ;)

So Icewind Dale, how often do you cry?

Just enough. :)

I hear you bro, since the same thing happens to me.

Of course, I think the mace and pepper spray might have a role in that...

I've never gotten maced in my life.

I've never gotten maced in my life.

It sucks.

When the Canucks just miss again next season....

I'd be more likely to cry if they won than if they lost again. I still couldn't see myself crying from that. That's not going to happen, though, because the Canucks aren't real contenders. Right, octopi? :sarcasm:

So never? :sarcasm:

I cried last night during a tv show but I'm a girl :P

I cried during a movie the other night. But again, I`m also a girl.

I probably cry once a month. Depends on whats going on, but I`m a softy.

It sucks.

In the police academy, you actually have to get maced as part of your training. :laugh:

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Not often, probably have since, but last Juky 11..holland lost

Once every couple months.

I do not cry very often...The last time I cried was a few months ago when my grandmother had a stroke and we were all pretty sure she wasn't going to make it. The time before that was during the LOST finale...Before that was about 2 years prior.

I do often get choked up when I see something very happy, but it isn't a cry. I get that "burning" feeling in my cheeks but that's about it.

Not often, probably have since, but last Juky 11..holland lost

Would you cry if the Leafs won the Cup?

Schindler's List gets me every damn time. No tears, but hardcore throat-lump action


the ****ing girl in the red dress :cry:

the ****ing girl in the red dress :cry:

Yup, that part did it to me too. Didn't ball, but my eyes got watery. Man...... :cry:

Last time I cried, it was because I was watching Toy Story 3. The time before that, I was watching Up. Damn you, Pixar.

Yup, that part did it to me too. Didn't ball, but my eyes got watery. Man...... :cry:
I cried like a little girl the first time I saw the ending.

Last time I cried for a TV show was probably Fry's dog.

You can't watch that and not cry.

Last movie I cried for was Miracle.

Best sports movie ever?

Real men cry.

Yeah, seen hockey players cry all the time after losing big games. Canucks might have been crying in the locker room or something, you give it your all and fall short in 7

It hurts

I also cried when Wallace got killed. That was one of the all time great television moments.hor_gOBU_GU

Yeah, seen hockey players cry all the time after losing big games. Canucks might have been crying in the locker room or something, you give it your all and fall short in 7

It hurts

It can go both ways...

Sometimes when you're so overwhelmed with joy the tears can begin to flow.

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The ending of Saving Private Ryan always gets to me...

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When it comes to movies, I don't think I've seen a more devastating sequence then the final 15 minutes of 2006's United 93. This is not a "Go America!", flag waving movie, but a "fly on the wall" perspective of what might have happened. Paul Greengrass' handheld camera style makes it feel like you're watching a documentary, and when the film ended, I was so shaken up that I didn't move for about 10 minutes.

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Bambi was brutal. :(

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**** YOU SCAR!

Once per calendar year for me, and I have a credit built up from 2010.

It can go both ways...

Sometimes when you're so overwhelmed with joy the tears can begin to flow.


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Removing devils, inserting much more beloved Teemu Selanne.

For actual "wow, that's intense" Kovalchuk at 2008 WC was the most impressive disp[lay of crying , unfortunately youtube does it little justice.

Cried 3 times in 30 years.

I'd be more likely to cry if they won than if they lost again. I still couldn't see myself crying from that. That's not going to happen, though, because the Canucks aren't real contenders. Right, octopi? :sarcasm:

Actually, i'm ranking them top 4 contender next year, this year I just had that feeling they wouldn't win, but they actually did fairly well(duh)

It's probably between them and San Jose in the West.

I cried during my last post-Taco Bell bowel movement.

Whenever I feel like it. It's the second best thing to a good a jerk.

I don't cry, I man weep.

Don't really remember the last time I've really cried. Almost did last week, at my best friend's mom's funeral. Before that, last time I got teary-eyed was Toy Story 3 :laugh: :facepalm:

I don't cry.

I expel hydrated testosterone.

I've wanted to see Schindler's List but never did.

I've wanted to see Schindler's List but never did.

Word of advice. Don't have any plans the day you see the movie. After watching you just don't want to do anything for the rest of the day. Truly upsetting movie.

I've wanted to see Schindler's List but never did.

Do yourself a favour and watch it. It's eye opening.

Last time I cried? Christ if I know.

I haven't cried because of pain since I was 12 and hyper extended me knee.

When I was in grade 9 my grandfather died, that was 2008 I balled like a baby the day before he died and was totally fine when he did die which was kind of weird. Anyways, probably 2 months ago I'd take a guess. I usually only cry if someone around me is crying because I feel bad... /horribleman

Last time I cried for a TV show was probably Fry's dog.

You can't watch that and not cry.

Last movie I cried for was Miracle.

Best sports movie ever?

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Maybe two or three times a year.

Last time I cried was 34 days ago, whenever game 7 was. First time I cried in public for like 10 years.

Before that, I cried like 1.5 yrs ago.

I cry when Mufasa dies.

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Uh, never?

To be honest, I cried a little when Yanofsky sang the Canadian Anthem at the 2010 Olympics. Maybe I was just too glad it was in my country.

However, I never cried since I was young for movies and such aside from that. Just when someone in my family dies and probably when I'll get a painful injury... Just hope it won't be a broken femur.

Okay, yeah I cried this year for no reason. Everyone in my class were singing me happy birthday, but as I hate being wished "happy birthday" and as I'm really, really timid, I started weeping. Enough so I had to leave my class and go home. Don't know why I acted like this, but that was quite embarrassing to be honest... Now I laugh of it.

I cry when Mufasa dies.

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I remember at elementary school, we watched that movie. I was probably around 7 years old and my grandpa just passed away. I cried so much my teacher called my mom to bring me back home. :laugh:

Sometimes? I don't even keep track of it.

Sometimes? I don't even keep track of it.

Have you ever cried due to anime

I remember back when I was actually allowed to chat in #hockeysfuture, when LaVal told me about this sad story about this guy and a girl in anime. Unfortunately details are really hazy and Laval hates me now, so I can't be more specific and ask him what the name of the anime was. But he was like "It's so sad what happened, that girl died" or something

I dont cry.. eyes get moist if my contacts dry or fall out

Uh, never?

It's okay, you can admit it. I won't judge you.

I bet he cried tear of joy after Stefan missed the open net.

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Probably less than once a year.. I think the last time I really cried was about two years ago.
Was this survey taken by a bunch of starving kids in Africa or something?

I got extremely sad the last time I saw that Futurama episode with the seven-leaf clover, but I didn't cry. Kind of OT, but Futurama is the best cartoon ever, IMO. South Park is definitely the funniest, but Futurama is an all-around better show.

ix I saw that ninja edit. :laugh: I was about to ask you what you were talking about saying Stepan missed an open net.

Probably less than once a year.. I think the last time I really cried was about two years ago.
Was this survey taken by a bunch of starving kids in Africa or something?

I got extremely sad the last time I saw that Futurama episode with the seven-leaf clover, but I didn't cry. Kind of OT, but Futurama is the best cartoon ever, IMO. South Park is definitely the funniest, but Futurama is an all-around better show.

ix I saw that ninja edit. :laugh: I was about to ask you what you were talking about saying Stepan missed an open net.

I honestly dont find south park that funny :dunno:

The dolphins make me cry.

I cry when Mufasa dies.

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I posted it like 1 page earlier. Y U NO READ THE THREAD ?

This makes me cry:
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I bet he cried tear of joy after Stefan missed the open net.

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MAB :shakehead

I just finished the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel and was choked up by the end of it.

John Boehner cries a lot

Nothing wrong with crying

nobody grammar good here too.Way to be an ignorant/intollerant dick. English isn't everyone's first language on here.

Back on topic, I don't cry often but this makes me weep for man kind:
I honestly dont find south park that funny :dunno:

SP being listed as "not funny" is def. a reason to cry. Why would anyone think that :cry:

I haven't cried since my uncle's funeral 18 years ago (I'm assuming we're not talking about tearing up when eating hot wings or when something gets in your eye). My brother on the other hand is pretty emotional and cries about three or four times a year.

I cried like a little girl the first time I saw the ending.
Spoiler, do not read unless you have seen the movie.
The farewell to the workers, or the present day Schindler Jews rocks on the grave?

The "I could have saved one more person" got me so hard. Made me feel like a rotten, spoiled layabout compared to him.

Last time I cried was when the Penguins won the cup, in all my drunken glory. I also called my parents in tears. The moment Crosby lifted the cup was the moment it all just came out. It wasn't just the fact that the Pens won that upsetted me, it seemed like all of a sudden my whole life was a failure.

Stupid Fleury making that save at the end

I've tried to cry numerous times, it just fails.

I couldnt remember the last time I cried until a girl broke my heart :'(

Last time was probably a week ago :'(

Every time I read a FireSather post on HF.

Every time I read a FireSather post on HF.

ROFL.

I had a decent cry the other night. I legitimately wanted to cry, but I just couldn't get started, so I had to watch the ending to Rudy, the ending to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and the beginning of Up to will myself into crying.

Every time I read a FireSather post on HF.

boss :-(

Every time I read a FireSather post on HF.

Dale, mate, are you still mad at me ?

Seriously man, I really didn't mean to offend you.

I apologize.

You didn't "offend" me, you just proved yourself to be an untrustworthy slimeball by instantly taking something told to you in confidence and relaying it to someone else in an attempt to damage me.

You didn't "offend" me, you just proved yourself to be an untrustworthy slimeball by instantly taking something told to you in confidence and relaying it to someone else in an attempt to damage me.

noooooooooooooo they already knew.

Every time I have sex.
So never?

I cried like a lil ***** at the ending of marley and me


If you have a dog and watched the movie you understand :P

The dolphins make me cry.

Do you feel like such a fool?