Comments on: 29 2/12: The Lachrymologist

By: Xibee

Xibee — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:15:06 +0000

Oh I consider you highly evolved. Not surprising you haven’t a clue where the rest are. : )

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:38:48 +0000

Being comforted definitely doesn’t go against my grain. Maybe that’s why I used to cry so much.

I really can’t tell you if men are evolving; I don’t relate to 95% of them.

By: Xibee

Xibee — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:16:54 +0000

I think men fail to realize how rewarding it can be for a woman to comfort. We can only comfort if we know how upset you are. If you don’t cry, we won’t have any idea.

If being comforted goes against your grain, I suppose it’s training from other men who were embarrassed that they might have to show a need for comfort.

I mean,.… how stupid is that…? Unless you’re in a war… which is where most of them got all this crap.

I only saw my father cry once — when his own father died. I am hoping men are evolving away from that extreme lack of emotion.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:11:52 +0000

I dunno…sometimes I think of myself as a wimpy man. Or the old me, at least. But maybe that was just the words of my dad, who would call me a wimp, still affecting me.

You’re totally right about saving up tears. It’s almost like a pressure-release valve.

By: Maeko

Maeko — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:02:24 +0000

The thing is: Society has proven to us time and again that it is rather stupid, doesn’t listen, and is often wrong.

There is nothing wrong with a man who cries so long as it is for a good reason. Granted, I don’t want a wimpy man, but I don’t’ want to be myself a wimpy woman.

Here’s another thought: Maybe your body is saving it up for one big release. Sometimes there is nothing more satisfying than a good, cleansing cry.

By: Angela

Angela — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:39:27 +0000

Ironically, your eyes look as though they are getting ready to release tears in this picture…maybe its just because they are reflecting the water from the tub…