Are men more emotional these days? - Page 3

jjjnettie (Jeanette) · #41 11-02-2010, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by scarper

Yes it is on the increase...being a princess seems to be the in thing today.

I for one dont cry I can count on 1 finger the amount of times I have cried as an adult.

You just have to give in to it Mart. LOL I can give you a chinese burn to start you off if you like.

TrevorW · #42 11-02-2010, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by scarper

Yes it is on the increase...being a princess seems to be the in thing today.

I for one dont cry I can count on 1 finger the amount of times I have cried as an adult.

Hey mate guaranteed if I kicked you in the gooblies's I could bring a tear too your eyes

Liz · #43 11-02-2010, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jjjnettie

You just have to give in to it Mart. LOL I can give you a chinese burn to start you off if you like.

Yikes Mart .... beware jjj chinese burn ..... though Chris and Chris would probably enjoy it!!!

TrevorW · #44 11-02-2010, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by AstralTraveller

Another thing that has changed for the better in our society is men expressing emotion through physical contact. When I was young men would shake hands - and in extreme circumstances maybe place a hand on the other blokes shoulder. Now at funerals or whatever it is more common to see a man give another bloke a hug.

Just don't pat me on the arse

kinetic (Steve) · #45 11-02-2010, 07:16 PM

When the wife tells me the mother in law is on her way over
I'm usually an inconsolable blubbering mess.

DavidU (Dave) · #46 11-02-2010, 07:37 PM

Yeh, weird ! same here. LOL
Blokes are just SNAGS (sensitive new age guy's) these days.
I have been told I'm a CHOP !
Cheuvanistic hedonistic opportunistic pr1ck.

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Originally Posted by kinetic

When the wife tells me the mother in law is on her way over
I'm usually an inconsolable blubbering mess.

DavidU (Dave) · #47 11-02-2010, 07:37 PM

And get me some more tissues !

GrahamL · #48 11-02-2010, 08:01 PM

Understandable Steve.. Forwarning of an alian life form about to come down from there planet and make conact is enough to give anyone the shudders... be strong and tell it nothin man!!

starlooker (Duc) · #49 11-02-2010, 09:55 PM

I think these days, men are both more emotional, and less afraid to show it.

Woods, Federer, Beckham, they all cry, whether they win or lose.

AFL grand final - the guys in losing team cry like babies.

On the show "So You think you can dance", AKA "So you think you can cry", everyone cries, the female dancers, the males dancers, the judges.

Anyway, I am off to watch Titanic and have a good manly cry.

Matt Wastell (Matt) · #50 11-02-2010, 10:03 PM

I cried during 'Alien' and when I had a strangled testicle!

Outbackmanyep · #51 11-02-2010, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jjjnettie

Just another sad old man....
All alone and dying of cancer...

"And when you lose control.....you'll reap the harvest you have sown.....and as the fear grows......the bad blood slows and turns to stone....."

a little air guitar never hurts..

mick pinner · #52 11-02-2010, 10:14 PM

l think that men of the past were just as emotional as the present but had the ability through adversity to deal with it in a quieter way.
l know after long talks with my grandfather about his experiences in WW2 that men of his era handled things with an inner fortitude that todays men do not seem to have.
the blubbering seen after sporting events for example by either winners or losers makes me cringe, and the inevitable tear by the retiring sportsman.

that_guy (Tony) · #53 12-02-2010, 12:05 AM

my granddad has a katana samurai sword in his bed room!!! I would hate to be the intruder...

Waxing_Gibbous (Peter) · #54 12-02-2010, 12:51 AM

As most Australian men have yet to dragged into the 19th century and seem thouroughly confused by the ethos of the modern world, here are my rules for the occasions you may cry and, or show sensitivity in public:

-Death of a loved one / friend (this includes pets!).

-Suicide of a loved one / friend (almost no-one sees this coming and its a killer!)

-Death of a cultural icon or formative figure in your life (this may include your year 12 French teacher who gave you one behind the porta-cabins, but only if her family is not present).

- 4 Films: 'Ring of bright water', 'Old Yeller', Babe and ET. No other. Not 'Beaches'. Not 'Terms of Endearment. And most assuredly NOT at 'Titanic'.
Getting emotional over animals/aliens is acceptable. Getting soppy over badly-written characters who take to long do die is not.

-Win / Loss of your team, but only in the final and only if they haven't won for 20 years or if they were robbed by poor officiating.

-Stepping on a jagged nail. For those of you that haven't done it - well it bloody HURTS!

-A broken nose. There's nothing you can do about it. It somehow affects your tear-ducts. If you DON't cry, there's something hideously wrong with you.

Under no circumstances may you cry at "Oprah". Particularly when she's sensitively and ernestly trying to rejuvenate some washed-up, has-been, crack addicted, singer-now-streetwalker, cum punching-bag, like Whitney-bloody-Houston the other day. I almost lost my lunch!
As a matter of fact, if you even think you might get a little lump in your throat at this sort of "second-chance, I've turned my life around and stopped beating the servants"-type bilge, you should just get a bottle of Whiskey and a revolver and go off and do the right thing.

There is some grey area regarding cars, motorbikes, job-loss, boats, jet-packs and "thing-you-have-spent-your-life-perfecting-but-a-giant-Chinese-corporation-beat-you-to-the-patent".
However, if in doubt, stay silent.

If you have lost your spouse/job/home/car/lover/telescope/life savings/furniture due to gambling, alchoholism, hookers, crack, lust for young boys or girls / a stretch inside or zoophilia - well you'll just have to man-up and reach for the kleenex in private!

I hope this will help some of you tread that fine line between sensitve yet fully manly bloke and 'big girl's-blouse'.

You're welcome!
PJH

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Octane (Humayun) · #55 12-02-2010, 01:11 AM

Peter,

Did you reach for a Kleenex whilst watching Oprah?

Wait; you were watching Oprah?

H

Liz · #56 12-02-2010, 02:39 AM

Peter

tears of laughter!! That was hilarious

Waxing_Gibbous (Peter) · #57 12-02-2010, 02:42 AM

Octane,
FYI!!!!!!
I was NOT watching 'Oprah'. It was on the telly in our local cafe. I was sipping a half-caff, non-fat, frappaccino with sprinkles at the time and I remeber thinking the chocolate tasting a bit 'waxy' as Whitney wittered on.

Waxing_Gibbous (Peter) · #58 12-02-2010, 02:45 AM

Thank you Liz.

sheeny (Al) · #59 12-02-2010, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Liz

Peter

tears of laughter!! That was hilarious

I agree!

Al.

Screwdriverone (Chris) · #60 12-02-2010, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Waxing_Gibbous

Octane,
FYI!!!!!!
I was NOT watching 'Oprah'. It was on the telly in our local cafe. I was sipping a half-caff, non-fat, frappaccino with sprinkles at the time and I remeber thinking the chocolate tasting a bit 'waxy' as Whitney wittered on.

Peter,

I hope you were wearing matching shoes and belt and had just come from a treatment at the salon in your cherry red convertible, otherwise, that drink may have some people thinking you are a bit fruity or overly "sensitive" in a new age kind of way.

More likely you were at the topless bar drinking a VB, right?

RIGHT????

Cheers

Chris