The Power Of The Waterworks.

My friend and I were discussing something tonight. We had just discovered that men have an innate power themselves. And that power is called... The Power of the Waterworks. *smug smile*

Yes, guys' tears apparently have more of the whoa! factor than girls' ones do.

Maybe it's because guys are not "supposed" to cry. It's the whole gender roles thing. Typically, girls are the ones who're supposed to tear up at every little thing and guys don't cry. "Real men" don't cry. So when a guy cries, it's like nuclear, man! Because it's so uncommon, so out of character that when a guy cries, you feel like, "Oh my gosh! This must be huge because he's crying!!!"

So then the girls just get real freaked out and ta-da. Looks like girls aren't the only ones who can cry to get what they want. My friend actually did that and ta-da! Instant resolution to the fight at hand. Beautiful. A bit freaky for the girl, but gotta say. Can't underestimate the power a guy's tears as well.

We theorized it this way.

Guys crying has this bombshell effect that creates major shockwaves around when it happens in public. But if used once too often, then the effect quickly diminishes to the extent where it becomes almost non-existant and even starts to take on an extra annoying quality. It's like potential energy. The higher you go, the higher the gathered potential energy. The longer you wait before your next outburst of tears, the bigger the impact.

Girls crying on the other hand is a more... consistent quality. It does not take as long to recharge and the effects are pretty much at the same level everytime it happens. What that level is depends on the person the tears are directed at. But it doesn't really have that nuclear, shocking effect as when a guy cries in public. And the longer you wait before turning on the waterworks, does not really directly correlate with the amount of effect it has. However, if pulled off too often, it would also slowly lose its impact. But not as quickly and as much as for the guys.

There are exceptions of course. There will be girls who're so known for their emotional strength that seeing them cry is like a huge thing. And there are guys who're so known for their sensitive side that them crying is not quite that shocking as it would otherwise have been. But then really, how many of these cases are there.

Somehow gender assigned roles have been set. Girls are the ones who get to burst into tears more, and guys generally need to stay away from the bawling and the sobbing. Because it's just "not cool".

What do you think? Fascinating, no?

There is also an article which stated that crying is apparently therapeutic (quite obviously), and therefore people who allow themselves to cry more tend to have a more effective stress level reducing technique at hand and would tend to live longer. So crying is healthy. :)

Go on boys, give it a try.