# When was the last time you cried? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 22, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925 "2009-07-22T22:55:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![otorophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@otorophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otorophile)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925/1 "2009-07-22T22:55:15Z")
I don’t think I’ve cried since I was about 11, but then again I haven’t dealt with a close death, overly painful breakup, birth of a kid, etc. (give me a break, I’m 18) You? ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925/2 "2009-07-23T01:05:35Z")
Last week while listening to the close of the Sotomayor hearings on NPR in my car. As a Puerto Rican, it just filled me with a sense of pride and emotion to the point of tears. Brief, but tears nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925/3 "2009-07-23T01:09:36Z")
Oh, about thirty seconds ago, and probably twenty minutes before that, and a couple of other times today. It’s gotten completely out of hand. I’m blaming it on menopause, but I don’t really think I’m there yet. ---
**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925/4 "2009-07-23T01:13:17Z")
Two nights ago, when I watched the episode of ER where the burned son has one last chance to talk to his dad on the phone before the breathing tube goes in. The audience and the doctors know he’s going to die in the next few days, but the parents and teenaged boy don’t. Damn that show destroys me sometimes… ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925/5 "2009-07-23T01:14:14Z")
Let’s see, I haven’t cried in… about 6 minutes now! Subject to change at any time. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925/6 "2009-07-23T02:03:54Z")
A couple months ago when a friend got killed in a motorcycle accident. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925/7 "2009-07-23T02:07:11Z")
> [@thirdwarning](#): > > I’m blaming it on menopause, You too, eh? I cried last week when my baby turned 21. _snif_ ETA: River Hippie, I’m sorry to hear about your friend. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![otorophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@otorophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otorophile)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925/8 "2009-07-23T02:26:42Z")
OK thanks for the responses, but I realized the question I really wanted to ask was: how often do you cry? Is my total lack of waterworks common? I mean there was nothing with Grave of the Fireflies, Schindler’s List, or breaking up with my first girlfriend. I felt emotions, but never came close to crying. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925/9 "2009-07-23T02:31:23Z")
> [@otorophile](#): > > OK thanks for the responses, but I realized the question I really wanted to ask was: how often do you cry? Is my total lack of waterworks common? I mean there was nothing with Grave of the Fireflies, Schindler’s List, or breaking up with my first girlfriend. I felt emotions, but never came close to crying. Ooooohhh, okay. Oh, yeah- that means that you’re a sociopath. The best thing to do would be to find yourself a secluded island and seclude yourself there. Rid society of the danger of you. It’s only fair. And, IANAD. ---
**Author:** ![otorophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3ab097/32.png) [@otorophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otorophile)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925/10 "2009-07-23T02:45:16Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > Ooooohhh, okay. Oh, yeah- that means that you’re a sociopath. The best thing to do would be to find yourself a secluded island and seclude yourself there. Rid society of the danger of you. It’s only fair. > > And, IANAD. _Sniff_ … _Sniff_ … _Bbbwwwwaaaaaa_ … that just did the trick! ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925/11 "2009-07-23T02:47:01Z")
And your mama dresses you funny! (hope that helps!) ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925/12 "2009-07-23T02:48:44Z")
> [@otorophile](#): > > OK thanks for the responses, but I realized the question I really wanted to ask was: how often do you cry? Is my total lack of waterworks common? I mean there was nothing with Grave of the Fireflies, Schindler’s List, or breaking up with my first girlfriend. I felt emotions, but never came close to crying. I well up once every couple of weeks or so. I don’t know if I’d really call that crying though. Just a well of emotions that might end up with a moist eye or two. News, movies, they usually do it depending on the subject matter. As for balls out sobbing, I don’t do much of that at all and it takes a lot. I can’t really remember the very last time. But I had one episode after months of turmoil with my youngest son that saw me sobbing, really really sobbing, for like 4 days straight. It was like the flood gates had just opened up and I couldn’t stop. Sucky, yet relieving all at the same time. That was about 3 years ago. I seriously hate crying in front of other people too. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925/13 "2009-07-23T02:54:15Z")
Does “almost” count? ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925/14 "2009-07-23T02:55:38Z")
> [@otorophile](#): > > OK thanks for the responses, but I realized the question I really wanted to ask was: how often do you cry? Is my total lack of waterworks common? I mean there was nothing with Grave of the Fireflies, Schindler’s List, or breaking up with my first girlfriend. I felt emotions, but never came close to crying. I don’t know, Man. I’d probably cry a lot less if it wasn’t for homones. Half the time I’m about to fall to the communists earlier than expected I only know because I cry over news stories. The last time I recall crying was about six weeks ago because a guy I really like is moving 10 hours away in a month (mid-August) and I decided that nothing will come of months of like him since he doesn’t seem to like _me_ enough to engage in a long-distance relationship, and that maybe he’ll fail to keep in touch like other people who’ve moved away too, and what’s to say that I won’t waste time on the next guy I like as much too? Self-pity mingled with frustration, basically. I don’t indulge in that very often, but there you go. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Understander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3da27b/32.png) [@The\_Understander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Understander)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925/15 "2009-07-23T03:34:54Z")
About four days ago, when I lost a good friend … not to death but to being a moron who couldn’t just accept a friendship for what it was. Before that… not for years. I’m not really one for tears. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925/16 "2009-07-23T03:58:11Z")
I cried watching the Philanthropist when the Albanian woman asked for forgiveness from the Serbian Priest and young boy for bombing their church. ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925/17 "2009-07-23T04:21:59Z")
I cried reading an article in the local newspaper about a man’s emotional distress at putting his dog to sleep, and then explaining the dog’s death to his 4 year old. But these days, I seem to cry randomly about nothing anyway. Normally, it’s pretty rare. Damn hormones. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925/18 "2009-07-23T04:34:43Z")
I’m 30 now, and I haven’t once since 4th grade (8 years old?) or so when I read The Bridge to Terabithia. In that space, I saw Grave of the Fireflies, my favorite grandpa and dog died, and I went sleep deprived for two years while being overworked and malnourished. Not particularly something to be proud of, but not much to be done about what doesn’t happen on its own. I did have a laughing attack that lasted a few hours a few years ago. ---
**Author:** ![BrassyPhrase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea666f/32.png) [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925/19 "2009-07-23T04:51:48Z")
About 7 days ago. I was crying everynight about work stress and realized–time to get back on the 'zac. The day I had the appointment to get on the meds again, I came very very VERY close to bursting into tears over the fact that someone had taken my staple-puller. I don’t cry at work. I don’t like women that burst into tears at any little thing. Me \: “Thank god, I have that appt later today.” Other than that I cry when I’m moved by something (bawled at Up). Other than that, I’m pretty happy go lucky. ---
**Author:** ![Is\_it\_safe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6de8d8/32.png) [@Is\_it\_safe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Is_it_safe)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925/20 "2009-07-23T04:57:44Z")
Today, in the chapel. I lit a candle not for me but for everyone else who had lit one. But my tears were for me. I struggle daily with my wife’s job. 25% of the time she is away from me in a job I despise from the depths of my soul. I cry a lot [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-you-cried/503925.md?page=2)