@bookish1 I meant not crying as easily when I said emotional I was just explaining what I meant by less emotional, not saying they were too separate things. I describe my husband as a very sweet, caring, man. But, he defnitely does not move to tears as easily as I do. I think it might be a combination of hormones, personality, and conditioning. However in his family they did not look negatively at men being emotional. When we visit my husband’s parents he and his father kiss, hug, and not unusual to tear up. They wear their love and sadness on their sleeve. But, at times when they need to stand up for themselves or are in professional situations let’s say, that is where I see a big difference where men seem to be able to earth control their emotions and whether they cry easier than women. At least I think it is easier? I have seen women cry at work during with times of stress or conforntations, I don’t think I have seen men cry at work. Maybe they cry in the bathroom?
Women feel it with increases in estrogen and other hormones with pregnancy and then drops when they have a baby.
I do think some of it is personality, in that people who overall have positive outlooks and feel in control are less likely to cry also in my experience. When I am depressed I can cry at anything. Any little thing on TV, any little thing that I perceive as unfair. My husband doesn’t have a depressive personality. I wonder if women are more likely to be depressed? I think a lot of women feel low self esteem or not in reasonable control of our environment.
I don’t know why some boy pick on other boys for behaving like a “sissy” however we are defining that. Personally I find it disgusting some of the hazing and bullying that goes on among boys, I know it is done to soe extent with girla to, but it seems worse to me with boys because so many boys and men see to think it is ok. The Q’s on here about hazing just baffle me when people think it isn’t that bad that guys towel whip each other in the gym or shove a kid in a locker or having someone do something embarrassing to prove themselves or whatever they do. That whole culture mystifies me.
I think boys should be rewarded for being caring. We all should be, empathy is what makes us decent human beings. Is being caring being a sissy? Is being in touch with feelings being a sissy? I have a feeling a lot of the sissy boys are the ones I probably would think are going to grow up to be the best men.