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Originally Posted by willravel
When I am sad, I get quiet. It's always been that way. The last time I cried is when my dog died when I was a kid. I figure that if I need to cry, I'd just cry. I'm certianally not squeltching anything. If people are holding in tears because they are trying to maintain a machismo image, then they are doing themselves a disservice. Emotions happen for a reason.
The idea that men should cry is equally incorrect. Some people simply cry less than others. It doesn't mean that I'm a souless beast or incapable of the same depth of emotion as people that cry.
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Will nailed it all. I get quiet when I'm sad, and become internal rather than external. As such, very little happens externally. Certainly, holding it in to be a "man" is silly, but I really don't feel the need to cry. Finally, I really resent the implication by many that I'm somehow less committed to a relationship if I don't become overly excited or overly sad when things occur.