Women cry a lot. I kid you not. They do. I’m surprised no scientist has used a woman's tears as an alternative source of energy. It’s as plentiful as the sun.
And to tell you the truth, I have no FLIPPING clue what it means or what to do when a woman cries.
First - let me explain this to women.
Crying isn't a man's best forte - let alone understanding when someone does cry. There are only a few reasons I can think of why a guy would cry.
1. Watching the Boston red sox win the World Series (whether it's tears of joy, or total shock - that's up to you)
2. Being responsible for your wife's credit card bill
3. Plucking just one nose hair
4. Throwing away a good can of spam
5. David Hasselhoff
6. And some weird disease that affects your tear ducts
...and um...yup, that's about it. Can't think of any other reasons.
But just recently - it has come to my attention that women "JUST CRY" sometimes. Yes. No reason. They just friggin CRY.
W T F!?
THAT MAKES ABSOLUTELY NO SENSE. Is there an excess aggregation of sodium based H20 in your skull that you need to release periodically?
Does your cheeks need to be washed and regular water doesn't do the deed? Do you find you get "high" off the blurry vision you get when crying? Are you thirsty? Your Pantene Pro-v Guava creme shampoo moisturizes your hair, but couldn't find something that moisturizes your eyelashes? What the heck is it?
The worst part is the conversation you have to try to understand.
crying girl: *sniff sniff*
me: what's wrong?
crying girl: nothing - nothing's wrong.
Analysis: ok - this makes no sense. It's like me having fruit punch oozing out of my skull and someone asking me if i'm ok and i say to them "nah - I'm fine." Basic HUMAN rule of thumb, if there's ANY type of liquid coming from your skull - something's up. So easily, my next thought is:
me: well, you're crying though, so surely something has to be wrong.
crying girl: no, nothing's wrong.
me: I don't get it then - you're just crying for no reason?
crying girl: nothing's wrong.
Analysis: Ah yes - the classic. We've seen this before. The classic yes means no, and no means yes thing. She's just afraid to tell you something. It's your time to shine and be compassionate and ask about what's really going on. So I ask:
me: do you just not want to tell me?
crying girl: no, I just need a 'good cry'
me: what the? a "good cry"?
Analysis: Since when is a cry any 'good'? That's like me urinating blood and saying "man! that was awesome! How satisfying was that!" Crying can't be good. When i think of crying, I think of only bad stuff - like Jesse from Saved by the Bell after she took caffeine pills, or Nancy Kerrigan grabbing her knee, or that time when I was 4 years old, I punched my uncle, but couldnt' reach his face and just punched the nearest thing around my height - all bad stuff.
So asking what a 'good cry' is was very important to me. And that's when it the big answer hit. The ultimate enigma. The one statement. That actually made the sphinx' nose fall off.
crying girl: sometimes, we just need to let it all out.
Analysis: !?!?!?!?!???!!??! How does that make any sense? I just need to let it all out. That's what we guys say about our beer gut or intonations that our digestive tract can perform - not about crying! It makes absolutely no sense!!!!! "LET IT ALL OUT" Bottom line - you don't "JUST CRY" just to "let is all out" in hopes you get a "good cry" - this is crazy talk!! Which is why every man can only come to one conclusion at the end of all of this:
me: omg - I knew it, you're a friggin alien.
That's right my friends - we're gonna have to chalk it up there with all the other weird alien rituals you all practice. From the sleeveless turtlenecks, the buying a million dollars worth of stuff from the 'sale' rack and thinking you're actually getting money back, the 3 inch sticks you walk on, and cutting your hair every time you have problems with the significant other. We're on to your alien behavior.
But nevertheless, we know why you invaded our planet. Although we may NEVER fully understand what this all means, we'll do our best to live harmoniously.
So as a token of peace and goodwill, we'll give you what you need most during this time and that's simply a shoulder to cry on. In fact, we'll give you two and throw in two arms as well.
Do women just cry for the hell of it? And what does a 'good cry' really mean?
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Comments (419)
Hormones.
that's all I can say.
oh, man... i don't see good comments coming from the ladies. haha.
i'm pretty sure they'll have dry eyes as they "explain."
Oh god... please.... say something to stop me from bashing this. RESTRAINT.
Seriously. Tell me this was a parody. CHRISCHOI, I USED TO LIKE YOU!!!!!
*sob* Now I really have something to cry about. Chalk it up to my being crazy, and alien and hormonal. Yeah, THAT must be it. It has nothing to do with the HILARIOUS generalizations going on here.
@TheBigShowAtUD@xanga - To say the least.
@nimbusthedragon@xanga - yeah, that was the thought i had. uh oh. you loved it.
I'm a woman, and every now and then I need a "good cry." for me, it's a way of relieving stress or tension that built up. sometimes, someone or some injustice just makes you angry. I always feel happy and lighter after a good cry.
Also, my biology teacher said that women have like, a million hormones running their our systems, and men have like, 3, so crying may be a way to deal with the "sudden imbalance" just like pimples are puberty's way of dealing with oily skin and the new chemicals released. for example, when I'm on the dreaded M-word, I cry all the time, but afterwards ... no tears!
You got me stumped and I am a woman. The only times I have cried is when I was extremely mad... Not a good sign for person that made me mad. Other than that the only other times I cry is when someone I loved has passed on. A "good" emotional cry I do not understand.
Do you ever wonder why Menopause & Menstrual period begin with MEN?! You men are all to blame for our problems
hahahahaa...
i'll just laugh and tell you that we [women] run by our emotions,
while guys on the other hand, run by their penis'
i wouldn't expect you to understand,
and who could blame you for writing such an entry.
:]
Well I do think it makes no sense to say that nothing is wrong when there is, even though I do it myself. I say that because I need to know if I can trust whoever is asking. If they make me tell them, I know they really care.
Anyway, as a woman, I cry when I feel emotionally unheard. When I don't feel seen or understood. Really, all women want is to be nurtured and cared for. That's our job, but we often don't recieve it as we give it.
At any rate, I've always thought "a good cry" is not "good" in the sense that you're using it, but "good" in.... I don't know what word to use. "Vigorous," maybe?
Show me a guy that can bleed for days straight, 12 times a year and not need a "good cry" once in a while.
i don't remember the last time i've cried for no reason.
that's what the gun range is for.
I find it amusing how crazy you look trying to figure women out. :) Good luck.
As a girl...I will admit that this is so true. And can I tell you something. I hate it. The urge to cry when nothing is wrong? Frusterating as all heck. Scientist say there is a hormonal reason for that. I kinda agree since this is something every girl goes through. Give us a break though. Most girls don't enjoy it...some take advantage of it...most though...are just as annoyed.
Some women do, some women don't. I only cry when I'm actually upset.
A good cry feels good because it's a way of releasing emotions. Not sure why. It just does. But I guess it's something men will never understand about women anymore than women will ever understand why crying when your team wins is considered normal behaviour.
It's been said in previous comments :x Crying it all out lifts up a big load of stress of whatever off your back. I guess you can say it's one way to lash out your emotions...just as a person would beat up a punching bag to feel better afterward (or any other way someone would relieve their anger or sadness etc...). I think crying is just the easiest way for a woman to do that.
It's not too hard to understand why a woman cries haha
I think a woman's tears are among the most beautiful and precious creations in all the world. If any man witnesses a woman crying, he should consider himself most priveleged and honored above all other men. Should he have the courage to seek to assist or comfort a woman who is weeping and she accepts his offer of a tissue, a shoulder, a chaste embrace... what a gift.
A man must realize that a woman's tears are a manifestation of her heart and soul, like the juice of the sweet fruit that is her heart, when crushed by sadness, or bruised in anger and offense, or when bursting with joy. To drink of that moment, whatever its cause, when offered a cup overflowing with those tears and asked to drink, and you drink... why does not every man see the blessed and beautiful gift in this?
A mountain of gold pales in comparison to the value of a single tear, for gold is torn from dirt and lifeless stone. A tear comes from the depths of a woman's heart, a thing more rare and precious than gold or any other fine thing of the earth.
Let me tell you how much it SUCKS to cry. We can blame it on a lovely thing called hormones. Once a month...we just cry. And it's so damn frustrating. I am a woman who absolutely HATES to cry and until I started taking hormone supplements (and I'll stop there and save you the details) I rarely cried. Now I find myself crying and then getting frustrated that i'm crying for such a stupid reason which then makes me cry more. And don't EVEN ask me why because that will only make it worse. We can't explain ourselves. Sometimes we just need to cry....and inhale chocolate. Now hand me my teddy bear and leave me alone!
I love the picture. Somehow it makes me laugh just by looking at it.
stupid hormones i guess.
ha ha ha im a woman and i don't hold my emotions in but i think just having a good cry is weird.....your not in pain, your not emotionally hurt, and no one died so why waste the tears, save them for something good.
"good crys" just show your letting all the estrogen build up or something weird.
ha ha ha.....and this is probably why i have majority of guy friends.
@Neowind@xanga - ha ha ha me too. that's why i don't cry...i don't want to look like that and have it be an expression of how i feel.
it's a way of letting accumulated stress out.
He forgot one main reason why guys cry:
"A guy gets kicked in the balls."
Other than that, women have a "good cry" to release stress. Ever heard the term, "Don't bottle it up, or it will have a negative result."? You cry so you don't overwhelm yourself later with all that bottled up rage and anger and sadness.
Just because a guy cries does make them any less of a man. Just because a woman cries doesn't mean they're not normal.
I'm a woman, and i thought this was hilarious.