Can a REAL man....

[_Bond...James Bond]

cry? Just got done watching ET and for some reason my eyes were watering a bit. Must be dusty or something in here.

Reminds me of that Flight of the Conchords lyric: "I'm not crying. It's just been raining...on my face."

But seriously....crying...is it unmanly?

[_keene]

Depends on when you cry.

Dog died? Manly.
Woman left you? Unmanly.
Your daughters wedding? Manly.
Your daughter's pregnant at 14? Unmanly.
Doctor tells you that you have testicular cancer and will be losing your balls? Manly.
Got your balls kicked? Unmanly.
Got your balls kicked by your best friend as payback for sleeping with his wife? Manly.
Bambi? Unmanly.
Old Yeller? Manly.

It's all in the context.

[_Bond...James Bond]

Got your balls kicked? Unmanly.

What if it's woman in high heels? (Or combat boots?)

Old Yeller? Manly.

Totally. I think you aren't a REAL man if you can't cry for Old Yeller or Field of Dreams.

[_keene]

Got your balls kicked? Unmanly.

What if it's woman in high heels? (Or combat boots?)

Then you probably earned it. If you didn't, then the manly thing to do is laugh in her face, fight club style. Either way, crying is out of the question.

Old Yeller? Manly.

Totally. I think you aren't a REAL man if you can't cry for Old Yeller or Field of Dreams.

Strangly enough, I haven't seen either.

[_Bond...James Bond]

Got your balls kicked? Unmanly.

What if it's woman in high heels? (Or combat boots?)

Then you probably earned it. If you didn't, then the manly thing to do is laugh in her face, fight club style. Either way, crying is out of the question.

I would agree...at least until you can walk (is it walking or shuffling?) out of her presence.

(I've never taken one in the pills from a woman....does this make me a virgin too reality?)

Old Yeller? Manly.

Totally. I think you aren't a REAL man if you can't cry for Old Yeller or Field of Dreams.

Strangly enough, I haven't seen either.

And you wonder what's wrong with American society these days....*shakes head and considers whether to OD on Tabasco sauce or Mayonaise.*

[_gramps]

Got your balls kicked? Unmanly.

What if it's woman in high heels? (Or combat boots?)

Then you probably earned it. If you didn't, then the manly thing to do is laugh in her face, fight club style. Either way, crying is out of the question.

I would agree...at least until you can walk (is it walking or shuffling?) out of her presence.

(I've never taken one in the pills from a woman....does this make me a virgin too reality?)

Old Yeller? Manly.

Totally. I think you aren't a REAL man if you can't cry for Old Yeller or Field of Dreams.

Strangly enough, I haven't seen either.

And you wonder what's wrong with American society these days....*shakes head and considers whether to OD on Tabasco sauce or Mayonaise.*

You forgot the book "Where the Red Fern Grows." I definitely cried the first time I read that one. Whether manly or not, I admit it, or...maybe it was raining that evening in my bed at 12:00 at night?

[_keene]

Got your balls kicked? Unmanly.

What if it's woman in high heels? (Or combat boots?)

Then you probably earned it. If you didn't, then the manly thing to do is laugh in her face, fight club style. Either way, crying is out of the question.

I would agree...at least until you can walk (is it walking or shuffling?) out of her presence.

(I've never taken one in the pills from a woman....does this make me a virgin too reality?)

Old Yeller? Manly.

Totally. I think you aren't a REAL man if you can't cry for Old Yeller or Field of Dreams.

Strangly enough, I haven't seen either.

And you wonder what's wrong with American society these days....*shakes head and considers whether to OD on Tabasco sauce or Mayonaise.*

You forgot the book "Where the Red Fern Grows." I definitely cried the first time I read that one. Whether manly or not, I admit it, or...maybe it was raining that evening in my bed at 12:00 at night?

Or you were cutting an onion, because you were making lasagna. For one.

[_mormonmistress]

All real men cry, but I think if my man cried over a tv soap, I'd seriously wonder if he was gay. Is ET any different? ;)

[_Blixa]

I'm not a man, but I just teared up at gramp's citing even the title of "Where the Red Fern Grows."

I think it can be amazingly moving to see a man cry. It can just melt me to even see a guy's eyes get a bit red and watery. I don't mean any and all guys. But if you care about someone a little bit and you see that---well it can just push me over the edge into emotional freefall.

[_barrelomonkeys]

I'm with Blixa on this one. I'm a suck for a real tear. Not the put on kind - those gross me out.

But a real manly tear makes me weak. Shows a tender side and makes me wanna love em!