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more about #crying more comments → girlarchaeologist: I saw 'sci-fi' and 'river' and got all excited because I thought this was going to be about something totally different. more » Everything MidnightBikeRide does is a balloon.: Every time I see my mom crying, no matter the circumstances, I absolutely have to start crying too, and vice versa. We don't really get emotional/sha... more » Imogen Quest: I get headaches every time I cry. All my life. I wish it felt good! It does feel good in other ways. But I know I'm going to pay for it if I start, so... more » brinkswomanship: I cried watching the Best Damn 50 Baseball Plays last night, and I was alone on the couch. But my personal relationship with Babe Ruth is stronger tha... more » BiteMeMitchell!: I cried for the first time in ages recently, I'm going through a period of massive upheaval in my life just now and I have been having a lot of very d... more » la.donna.pietra: Since my default emotional response to anything major--happy, sad, angry, etc.--is to cry, my personal relationships must be like titanium. Adamantiu... more » lowestformofwit: "Related: It also feels good!" YES! I have no shame in crying. I hate the fact that being a cryer in society pins me as weak and not worth listening ... more » Penny: I find there's a bit of a bell curve. A few tears, I like, intense crying that results in my passing out, that's cool. Anything in between sucks, mo... more » morninggloria: Does this mean that Glenn Beck and I are in love? more » alexsim: I've never been much of a crier, probably because I grew up in a way too hysterical (manipulative tears and narcissism) household . I treasure calm an... more » redqueenmeg: Sometimes tears feel cathartic but I think they'd feel a lot physiologically better if they would STOP COMPLETELY CLOGGING MY NASAL PASSAGES. I hate ... more » Coup d’état: ugh. Crying. Such messy business. I don't know that crying helps relationships. I do believe that people who are comfortable with crying are probabl... more » cuteasabutton: So I finally told the BF the other day that I love him (huge!!) and I pretty much cried while telling him. It took me a good 10 minutes to actually sa... more » Flackette Goes Retro: I don't know that crying feels good at the time, but afterward I often feel like a storm has passed and poured over me, washing my mind clean at least... more » Skellatrix: For example, it is rarely acceptable to cry in front of your boss at work Let's see, how many times have I welled up during a meeting that ultimatel... more » -
#scifi
Cry Me A River
A researcher at Tel Aviv University has found evidence, in a study on the evolutionary imperative for crying, that tears have the benefits of helping "build and strengthen personal relationships" amongst people. Related: It also feels good! [Eurekalert] -
#waterworks
"And Then My Tears Would Start Anew"
Easily Mused has an exhaustive list of reasons "why chicks cry" in romance comics. These reasons include sunburns, an unsightly elbow wart, having weird reflections (see pic), and, more generally, dudes. (And in the case of Lichenstein, self-pity/martyrdom.) [Easily Mused] -
#leftovers
New Book Documents Kids Scared Of Santa • Women Prefer Internet To Sex
• A new book called Scared of Santa: Scenes of Terror in Toyland documents 250 screaming children perched on the lap of mall Santas across the country. • -
