There are certain things that have the power to bring tears to the eyes of even the toughest grown men.
A user asked the forum, “What are some things that can make a grown man cry?” Here are the top responses.
DEATH
“Loss of a family member.”
CHILDREN GETTING INJURED
“Their child getting a life-altering injury or dying. Or seeing their child extremely happy.”
NARCISSISTIC WIFE
“Having a narcissist for a wife. Just saying.”
CHILDREN’S BIRTH
“The birth of their children.”
DEATH OF A DOG
“When the dog dies in a movie.”
BEING A SINGLE FATHER
“Being a single father. Losing the woman they truly love. Loss of a close pet. (especially dogs since guys tend to be more affectionate and attracted towards them.)
An unexpected hug in silence. Making a statement regarding something very close to his heart.”
FINDING NEMO
“Finding Nemo. Gets me every single time.”
DEATH OF IRON MAN
“Death of Iron Man. Sad times.”
BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA
“Bridge to Terabithia. I was in a truck with three of my coworkers driving to the following job site when I made the terrible decision to watch it despite knowing it’d make me cry.
No care or attention was given as I choked back my tears as everyone else was uncomfortably ignoring me.”
JAPANESE SERIES
“A Japanese series called A Liter of Tears. If this series doesn’t make you cry, nothing else will!”
COVID-19 HEALTH SCARE
“My mom had COVID-19 and passed out at home. Me and my siblings were all terrified. It was the first time I saw my older brother (late 30s, almost 40) cry. My mom is fine now, by the way.”
EXPERIENCING EMOTIONS
“Loneliness. Hurtful words and thoughts. Feeling worthless. Losing someone. Seeing things that are way too cute. Someone being so genuinely nice it’s touching.”
THINKING ABOUT MY GIRLS GROWING UP
“I’m a 46-year-old man, a United States Army veteran. I don’t talk about my emotions often. But thinking about my girls growing up and leaving home makes me weepy.”
EYE CONTACT
“Making eye contact with your child for the first time.”
LOST HOPE
“When hope is gone, and dreams get destroyed.”
GETTING A PUPPY
“Getting a puppy. I would drop to my knees in tears if someone got me a puppy.”
NOT GETTING APPRECIATED FOR EFFORTS
“Not getting acknowledged for our efforts or what we do. One of my hobbies is making cocktails, researching them, making various ingredients for them, etc. It seems like almost no one I know, except my dad, cares about it other than, ‘So this will get me drunk, right?’
It’s disheartening, especially with all the ‘I love listening to my man talk about his hobbies’ or ‘Me when someone talks about something they’re interested in’ memes. It just all feels fake and unfortunate.”
ONIONS
“Cutting a stout onion.”
THE DOG EPISODE IN FUTURAMA
“The dog episode in Futurama. You know the one.”
GOOD MUSIC
“Perfect music. It doesn’t even have to be emotional tears, per se. I tear up during the last couple minutes of Comet Song by Dethklok because that’s some fine guitar work, and it just gets to me.”
POETRY
“Live readings of poetry and not even good poetry. Terrible cringe poetry.”
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This article was originally published on Mrs. Daaku Studio.