I hardly ever cry, i have done when i have done my best for a situation and it doesn't work out, thats mainly tears of frustration. one of the main things about the stigma of men crying is that many men like to portray this image of themselves as being macho and that they dont care. It is something that the media taps into quite a lot.

Personally i think its ok for me to cry when i want and how i want, as i said i cry when i need to, not when others are ok with it. As far as men being sensitive goes, i think that depends an awful lot on the types of male role models in your life during childhood and what kinds of emotional behavior is encouraged and discouraged at home.

I dont think there is anything wrong with people showing emotion wether it be male or female. To be honest especially with a bloke it would make a re-freshing change.

Unfortunately I've been brought up with the impression that showing any form of emotion is a sign of weakness, and I wish i could personally get out of the mind set

There is nothing wrong with a guy crying, it shows that you are human and have feelings and get emotional too. I think it can be good on occasiions as many men never cry or show their feelings, in fact there have been a few cases where I have wondered if a particular man actually has emotional feelings because they have come across as so cold. Coming from the other angle, my ex seemed to cry more than me which was a tad annoying at times because his feelings seemed to overide mine like mine didn't matter. The day he broke up with me he turned up in tears and I had to sit there and comfort him whilst he told me it was over, can't say that day was one of the best in my life.

(Replying to the original post) Dude, you're totally right. We're human. Although popular culture and society dictates otherwise, as males, we are allowed to feel emotion. Some dudes feel emotion and block it out, for shame. It's the shame that is felt by guys that tries to ignore that emotion, which then can manifest in violence or tension. It's the shame of losing face in front of another man, falling down the social ladder... becoming the omega male. That's all. But when all is said and done, we're all gonna be worm food, so just get on with it. It's just crying, a natural bodily function which gives a release of anxiety, tension etc...

I know that some people might disagree but this is just my opinion. And dude, I think you're spot on.