German Study Puts Statistics on Crying Differences Between the Sexes
October 19th, 2009 |
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It has been noted in plenty of observations about humans that women tend to cry more often than men, but researchers at the German Society of Opthalmology have recently divulged a set of statistics on the crying gap between men and women. The researchers released reports stating that on average, women cry between thirty and sixty four times a year, whereas men cry between six and seven times in the same period. The length of weeping and intensity levels are different as well; women cry for an average of six minutes, while men cry for only two to three, and women are prone to break into fully-fledged sobbing in sixty five percent of instances of crying, contrasted by a rate of six percent in males. Though the research doesn’t offer solutions for crying or striking a balance, it highlights a behavior that may be heavily influenced by gender roles.
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6 comments so far
Hmm… so boys do cry, even though lesser than women :)
I personally believe there is nothing wrong if a man cries, it DOES NOT mean he is weak!
We always knew that, didn’t we? Although women cry more than men on an average, both the sexes feel the need for protection and care on the same levels…
Interesting data, although I do have doubts about only six percent of men breaking into a full-fledged cry… I think the figure should be a little higher… I, for one, break into a full-fledged cry about 25% of the times… :D
Why do men feel so bad about crying? Also there is a misconception that straight guys dont cry. I think i.e so untrue.
In my house the opposite is true. My husband is much more likely to cry over events than I am. I think that a lot of that stems from the way that we were raised. I was taught to not show my emotions whereas he had a very open relationship with his family and was taught to get it all out. Sometimes I envy him for that ability that he has to easily show how he feels about something while for me it feels a little scary to lay it all out on the line like that. I have that more “masculine” instinct that thinks that someone is going to perceive me as being weak if I let them see me cry.
Well, we are made just like that by nature- different. There are different emotional reactions by the different sexes and this study throws new light at an old adage.