> if a man feels that it is inappropriate for him to show emotion, then that says more about his own self-perception of manhood than about others' perceptions o

> if a man feels that it is inappropriate for him to show emotion, then that says more about his own self-perception of manhood than about others' perceptions of him Not really. There is still an enormous amount of regressive social pressure heaped on men to never show or admit weakness, not even with a spouse or close friend, and crying is one of the most widely stigmatized actions within this framework of pressure.