October 15, 2009
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How Often Does a Bloke Cry?
I was just reading an article that suggested blokes cry at least 6 times a year. (Apparently a bloke is a man in the UK).
According to the article, men will cry “at funerals, when their dogs die and, most commonly, at weddings.” Here is the link: Link
Blokes crying at least 6 times a year was higher than I would have guessed.
Have you cried at least 6 times in the last year?
Comments (90)
I’m not a bloke, but I’ve cried far more than six times this year.
No.I have not. I only cried when I realized the Cubs would not make the playoffs
6 times a year is actually, surprisingly, quite less for a dude.
That seems about accurate tbh. But blokes cry as much as females – thats a fact. Something a girl will cry about could be something a man is merely upset about but doesn’t cry. It’s just the way it is, females are more emotional.
Hm, I’m not sure I believe that.
Women are more emotional than most men, but there are plenty of emotional men (whether they want to admit it or not is a different story!).
yes. i cry a lot.
damn hormones.
Nope. Cried once.
I cried everytime the Detroit Lions lost last year…
I cry at everything… deaths, births, weddings, puppy commercials… everything.
I’ve known Nick for 5 years, and I can remember every single time he’s cried that I’m aware of. 3 times. In 5 years.
Yeah, but I’m a girl.
Oh, I never cry. Well, except for that one time that girl took my lollipop out of my hand….last week….oh man, give me a second *sniff sniff*
No.
I cried like a baby when the damn fridge landed on my toe. It is quite unpleasant…
It is healthy to cry if you feel you need to.
In fact, I cried earlier today. Exoneration stories always get me teary…
@Roadlesstaken - lmao!!
I think you made this an entry just so you could say the word “bloke” a lot.
I just asked my husband. He said he cries a couple times a year usually. “We cry inside.” Last time he cried out loud was at his friend’s 18 year old son’s funeral. The kid died with 4 of his young friends in a car crash.
As for me personally, I’m not much of a crier.
i think 6 times a year for guys is peculiarly high only cos i hav never seen one of my male friends cry this year ever…what?? do they cry in the absence of ppl
but good on them for expressing themselves
ive cried way more than 6 times this year
im too sensitiveit sucks
i used to not cry so easily, now i feel like a deep episode of “The Office” can set me off. but a lotta shit’s happened this year, parents divorced, my childhood home lost, my mom bankrupt, my grandmother cracking her pelvis ….
my boyfriend cried when i was in the ICU at the hospital with a severe concussion and having had several seizures after my car accident … so..
i think these are all reasonable excuses for tears.
Probably. I don’t get blubbery, but I probably tear up a couple times a month. Mostly over news stories. My own life is kinda pathetic, but it’s nothing to cry over.
I am no bloke but I haven’t.
i think my husband has cried maybe..3 or 4 times in the 5 years we’ve been together.
that I know of anyway.
probably 6 times this week lmao
@mangotini - I can remember every single time my husband has cried too.
it’s not often at all
More..
@Rob_of_the_Sky - HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!
Sheeze. I always seem to surrounded by emotional men. Oh well.
Thats so strange! my hubbi crys everytime he miss’s me or even thinks about ppl dieing ect. seems like way more then 6 but who counts lol
I blame romance movies making women believe a man who can cry is attractive because he’s sensitive. Now boys turn on the water works when they spot a hot girl but then try to hide it and pretend he didn’t actually want her to see so she thinks he’s strong but in touch with his emotions at the same time.
Or something… I like forming convoluted theories out of suspicious sounding facts. It’s fun.
REAL men aren’t afraid to show emotion!
i’m not a bloke, but i cry every morning. when i put my contacts in.
yes.
@Eternalimplosion - you are very lucky then!
nope. haven’t cried once.
Nope. I don’t cry. I was born without tear ducts.
Seriously, though… I don’t cry often, and if I do it’s never in public. I hate having that kind of attention drawn to me, whether it’s positive or negative, so I just don’t do it.
more than that.
I haven’t cried since year 7 (5 years), but the last time I almost cried, it was when Sid’s Dad/Chris died on Skins. I was heartbroken.
Much more. But I am a woman, and not a bloke. Also, there is a place deep in my heart which will be sad until I get my new and perfect body.
Boys don’t cry. Just sayin.
I think I’ve cried 3 or 4 times in the past 5 years.
And I’m a girl. I guess I’m just not emotional . . . The only movie that ever made me cry was Life is Beautiful. It was sad, even if I only understood a few words.
I would guess my husband has cried about 6 times in the past year… pretty accurate!
I think I have prolly more. I real sensitive what can I say?
~Alexx
Yep, but I’m not a bloke.
Yes, but I’m not a bloke.
I’ve been married to my bloke for 29 years. He cried on September 22, 2006 when our dog died, and June 30, 2007 while conducting my dad’s funeral. I think he’s slightly below the UK national average.
@SilverBird_Loves - eh. i don’t mind guys crying, but when they cry more than me, its a problem. lol.
No, I haven’t cried at all.
I don’t exactly keep count of how many times I cry in a given year…probably around 6-8 times in the last year if I had to guess…
I cried once in the past year. It was during the movie Up.
i cry like…..probably once every 2 months lol. and on special occasions. and holidays.
more than 6 times I think and they were full water work too…if you watch japanese drama or anime, you know what I am talking about…
I’ve not cried in 5 years. o.O
I’m not a guy, but I didn’t cry that many times last year… I actually don’t really remember cry, but maybe once.
I cry everytime I go shopping with my girl. Tonite is one of them days.
i don’t agree with that statistic either… i think that’s a bit high
as to the answer to your question,
mos def
@QueenOfOreos - If they stopped making Oreos you would be a basket case Amber lol
@UnworthyofHisgrace - Lol..I know I would be crying rivers of tears non stop! So they better NOT stop making them!!
I cry when something touches my heart and when something happens to someone I love. When I’m hurt physically I don’t cry like I did when I was a kid. Some people know how to hold it in, but they cry inside and it is tearing them apart from the inside. Men, boys, women and girls, that say they don’t cry or don’t care are only kidding themselves not others. That makes me won’t to cry thinking of all those who think being a hardass is cool. Being sympathetic and caring is cool! Crying means you care.
I haven’t but I’m atypical in many ways…
I cry too much…its the worst part about being a girl…
@Rob_of_the_Sky - damn, you must have shrivled to a prune
Italians only cry at funerals.
No, I have not cried once this year. Or last year. …And I’m a girl.
Blokes do not cry ENOUGH, in my opinion.
probably around that much (:
I have NEVER seen a non-relative man cry at a wedding. And that relative is usually the father/brother of the bride.
What are the conditions on “crying”? Emotionally? Or something stupid (physical) like getting hit in the balls crying? I’m sure the nut shot would make anybody tear up.
I cry a LOT but I’ve only seen my bloke cry TWICE in the 9 years we’ve been together. He’s a manly man!
I wonder if americans cry more than brits, or if it is the other way around.
I cry about 3 times a year, maybe less. I express emotional pain in ways other than crying for the most part.
It is higher than what I expected, too.
“Blokes” cry at weddings?! I don’t cry at weddings.
“Apparently a bloke is a man in the UK.” That made me laugh. Yeah, we have odd words, don’t we?
I’m not a bloke, but I think I cry about 6 times a month = 72 times a year.
my husband has only cried 3 times that I know of since we’ve been together: when each of our babies was born, and when my sister ran away.
Yes.
I might’ve cried like…twice.
MAYBE.
I’m a bird, not a bloke.
But I don’t know how often I cried in the past year. 6 times a year for a guy seems like a lot.
Does “misting up” count?
my bloke cries more than 6 times a year. and if he didn’t, he wouldn’t be my bloke.
emotionally repressed men are a turnoff to me.
Yes.
I cry every time I cut an onion
I usually don’t cry so much as “get misty”. I used to cry a few times a year because I had an emotional disorder, I didn’t process sadness properly and got angry instead, and it built up and built up, then I broke down and felt like 6 months of sadness at once. The song “H” by Tool is basically about that. Good tune.
i am a female. i cried that much in a week. :/
xo
It’s an uncommon fortnight as doesn’t induce tears of some variety.
Nope.
I’ve never seen my boyfriend cry. I’ve known him for 8 years, and been living with him for two.
I highly doubt it. I don’t think I’ve cried in a very long time. That doesn’t mean I am not emotional, I just don’t show it by crying.
i was always taught a man should cry three times after the age of maturity: when his mom dies, when he gets married, and when he has his first child. Any more than that and the man is walking around with too many woman hormones and I should avoid it like the plague because i am supposed to be the one that gets to lay in bed and loaf around the house and waste money because I am depressed, not my husband. If both members are weak like women the marriage will no doubt end in failure and ruined credit.
I only cried once – the day I was born.
yeah
I shed a single tear when I watched Wall-E. But back on topic, I think I cry less than six times a year, but when I was younger, I think I went over that mark.