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Originally Posted by jackhammer
I think it's culturally unacceptable full stop in England, but I honestly don't care. Do I hide my emotion? Of course I do, except from my partner and best friend no one has seen me cry. Times are changing though and if i'm upset I will show it.
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I think that's the beauty of this thread (if it had one at all).
The question is...is it cool for guys to cry?
The answer was obviously, always going to be subjective.
The fact that the question was raised at all, reflects the changing attitudes to mans role in the world (or rather England, as that's my only experience) and the way he's perceived.
I suspect if that same question was asked say 20 years ago, the response would have been emphatically negative.
My attitude toward my son and the way he expresses his emotions, is radically different to that of my Fathers attitude toward me.
A time when crying earned you a smack around the head and "something to cry for".