The Importance of Crying

Many of us (especially men) are told that we shouldn't cry and to "man up," but this belief is ruthless and could be dangerous to believe. I know the army and their stiff upper lip mentality helps men deal with the combat situations they're faced with, so there's a contextually-grounded reason for this kind of behaviour. However, in everyday life you have to release your negative energy however you feel is best for yourself in the recovery effort.
It's important to know that when you're crying you're not failing, you're healing because you're allowing yourself to restore the balance within yourself.
I think if anyone tells you not to cry then they aren't really your friends. Friends support each other through all the trials and they're people you can confide in to help grow and support you. Them telling you not to cry when you have to is callous as far as I'm concerned, it shows there's a divide between themselves and you, and these kinds of divides aren't worth tolerating at all.

this actually opened my eyes
and i feel great knowing crying isnt weakness
but this isnt a stereotype just for men
its also in certain cultures for both genders
what would u say about that?

Many of us (especially men) are told that we shouldn't cry and to "man up," but this belief is ruthless and could be dangerous to believe. I know the army and their stiff upper lip mentality helps men deal with the combat situations they're faced with, so there's a contextually-grounded reason for this kind of behaviour. However, in everyday life you have to release your negative energy however you feel is best for yourself in the recovery effort.
It's important to know that when you're crying you're not failing, you're healing because you're allowing yourself to restore the balance within yourself.
I think if anyone tells you not to cry then they aren't really your friends. Friends support each other through all the trials and they're people you can confide in to help grow and support you. Them telling you not to cry when you have to is callous as far as I'm concerned, it shows there's a divide between themselves and you, and these kinds of divides aren't worth tolerating at all.

I agree with this to an extent.
For sure, it's OK to cry for certain things, such as the death of someone close to you, having experienced a traumatic incident or receiving some life changing news... but I don't think it's right to cry at every little thing that doesn't go your way (e.g. when Kelly from accounts declined your "friend" request on social media). These are two extremes, but IMHO there's a line that needs to be drawn somewhere.
It's bad enough when girls and women can be overly sensitive, and when they use tears as a way of manipulating people... I'm all for equality and all that, but we don't need guys copying these kind of things lol.

I know the stereotype isn't just for men, but I think men have it harder in this culture emotionally than women do due to the unfair expectations placed on men. I know that in other parts of the world their customs are vastly different and probably far less toxic, but over here men are always fighting the tides when they're at their most aggressive.