Inspired by this old question about how guys react to girls crying... I want to know, how often do you cry? Is there an "average norm" for how often most people cry? [more inside]
posted by sherber on Nov 9, 2009 - 29 answers

I'm a 29 year old male and I have crying spells. Advice? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 12, 2009 - 30 answers

My 5 week old baby cries most of the time he is awake unless I keep moving him around or feeding him. I am at a loss...any suggestion for this weary mom? [more inside]
posted by murrey on Sep 25, 2009 - 42 answers

My five-month-old son has suddenly started crying in the middle of the night every hour or two, just as he did as a newborn. What gives? [more inside]
posted by zardoz on Sep 3, 2009 - 17 answers

My girlfriend and I have been seeing each other for a couple of years now. We love each other, and have a lot of fun doing things (even hard work) together. When it comes to sex, though, she seems to have inherited a lot of hangups from a previous, long-term relationship. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 18, 2009 - 39 answers

My fiance has two cats. I've never been a cat person, and am worried about what's going to happen in a few weeks when we move in and the cats become our cats. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 3, 2009 - 24 answers

So my girlfriend burst into tears after sex. Is that, uh, typical? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Apr 18, 2009 - 29 answers

Over the last year, I've started to cry when I orgasm. While it was an occasional thing at first, it's turned into something that happens every time I come. I really, really hate crying, and feel sick and miserable when I have. It's killing my sex drive--I no longer want to have sex, because I know that it's going to make me cry. How can I stop? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 31, 2009 - 16 answers

Can anyone recommend a technique, mental or physical, to keep myself from breaking out sobbing? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 19, 2009 - 28 answers

How do guys feel about girls crying? [more inside]
posted by KateHasQuestions on Jan 29, 2009 - 61 answers

My girlfriend sometimes cries during orgasm. It's not pain crying. The first time it happened it totally freaked me out, but she assured me it was all good, that it was about going beyond a really good feeling to one of being "overwhelmed." It's not just tears, either--it can be full on bawling. It's since become the high water mark of our intimate relations, which are not particularly unusual in any way--meaning we're not doing something really freaky, for which tears might be appropriate. I do my best to take full credit for pushing her climax that far, but it must be admitted that it's most likely when she's the active one. I'm widely experienced enough to think that this is, well, pretty unusual. Is it?
posted by anonymous on Jan 19, 2009 - 41 answers

How can I keep from crying or otherwise over-emoting on Tuesday at my son's fourth grade Inauguration celebration open house pot-luck? [more inside]
posted by emhutchinson on Jan 18, 2009 - 19 answers

Okay, so my friend cried in front of me. This isn’t usually a big deal for me, but for some reason this little episode has totally unnerved me. A huge plate of overthought beans await inside. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 8, 2009 - 53 answers

I installed a new hard drive in my G5, reinstalled all my software, and now I can't print to my HP color laserjet 3550. I've called HP, I've done everything I know how to do. HELLLLPPPPP!!!!! I'm using OS X 10.4.11. [more inside]
posted by miss lynnster on Dec 11, 2008 - 13 answers

3 month old baby crying inconsolably in her sleep? Help me stop the crying without waking her up! [more inside]
posted by gaspode on Dec 11, 2008 - 20 answers

Newly adopted male cat yowling in the nighttime. Help me assess the situation, because my landlord has expressed concern about male cats continuing to exhibit male behavior even after alteration. [more inside]
posted by dorothy humbird on Dec 9, 2008 - 26 answers

Why do babies cry when they wake up? [more inside]
posted by vermontlife on Aug 24, 2008 - 21 answers

I am looking for some new movies to add to my sob collection. :) [more inside]
posted by gwenlister on Aug 9, 2008 - 67 answers

My father is a severe alcoholic who has always had a propensity to cry and tear up at the drop of a hat. As he's gotten older (63) and his addiction has become more pervasive, it's gotten much more pronounced (recently 2 tear up episodes in 10 minutes of conversation, on average). I'm wondering whether this hyper-emotionality is an effect of the alcohol or possibly a genetic/organic predisposition...? [more inside]
posted by moonbird on Jul 8, 2008 - 14 answers

Okay, I'm pretty much at wit's end. My six month old son (second child) has always been a very easygoing and happy baby, but for the last month or so, he's been extraordinarily needy. Normally, this is something I'd attribute to teething, but Tylenol/Orajel does not seem to help, and the pediatrician checked him two days ago and said he doesn't see or feel anything near the surface yet. [more inside]
posted by roundrock on Jul 3, 2008 - 14 answers

What to do (if anything) about a kid (Kindergarten) who cannot deal with failure/losing? [more inside]
posted by unixrat on May 23, 2008 - 28 answers

Help me deal with a noisy neighbour. Difficulty: Neighbour is one month old. [more inside]
posted by Mwongozi on May 2, 2008 - 33 answers

I'm having problems being unable to cry and produce tears, and it's really getting annoying. Help me turn on the water. [more inside]
posted by StrikeTheViol on Apr 27, 2008 - 9 answers

How can I stop making my roommate cry? [more inside]
posted by zeusianfog on Apr 16, 2008 - 59 answers

What's a good example of a song whose emotional power affects the artist performing it? I'm trying to compile a list of songs whose musical landscape and/or lyrics are so emotionally potent that the emotion emerges clearly in a recorded version of the song. [more inside]
posted by AngerBoy on Jan 30, 2008 - 97 answers

How do you not get emotional when something drastically bad happens to your family? [more inside]
posted by enobeet on Dec 10, 2007 - 37 answers

What can I do to keep from crying at work when I'm in a performance review? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 24, 2007 - 18 answers

I just had a baby, and I'm looking for ways to keep being the "strong one." [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 25, 2007 - 22 answers

I am not depressed or unhappy, in fact, just the opposite. But I cry all the time and I need to figure out how to stop because it's really embarrassing. [more inside]
posted by cilantro on Jun 14, 2007 - 26 answers

How do you handle a baby that cries when you put him down? [more inside]
posted by MrToad on May 21, 2007 - 25 answers

Am I on the verge of an emotional break down, just have some deep emotional issues I need to work through or am I just a big ol sap? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 7, 2007 - 16 answers

I need to get through a meeting where I will be attacked personally without crying. Is there anything (not therapy, not enough time) that will make it significantly harder for my eyes to produce tears that I can use?
posted by JonahBlack on Apr 27, 2007 - 57 answers

Can depression start at/before birth? [tiny bit of detail inside] [more inside]
posted by sperose on Feb 11, 2007 - 24 answers

Which of these books won't bring me to tears? [more inside]
posted by Chorus on Sep 24, 2006 - 28 answers

How do they get little kids to cry in movies or on TV? Do the people filming cause them to cry, or does the crew have to wait until the child starts bawling? [more inside]
posted by katiecat on Mar 8, 2006 - 28 answers

How does one cry? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 14, 2006 - 37 answers

Help us get our 20 month old to sleep on his own again. [more inside]
posted by gfrobe on Dec 18, 2005 - 16 answers

Has anyone found an effective way to stop a dog from crying all night? The crying started after some recent surgery. [more inside]
posted by clarahamster on Nov 28, 2005 - 16 answers

I’d be interested in hearing people’s experiences with letting their baby cry him/herself to sleep. After 5 months of (literally) almost constant contact with an infant, I’m starting to falter. [more inside]
posted by bibliowench on Nov 4, 2005 - 24 answers

Does anyone know any techniques to avoid tears when they're on their way? Is there anything to help staunch the flow of tears - both physical and mental strategies? For either happy and sad occaisons? Or is there absolutely nothing one can do?
posted by anonymous on Sep 30, 2005 - 20 answers

I have two cats (brother and sister from the same litter 8 years ago) and one baby. The cats have never messed with each other beyond play fighting every so often and chasing each other for kicks. But recently, we noticed a horrible new behavior: when the baby cries at full tilt (only once every 3-4 days), the male cat gets up and goes after the female and tries to mount her, in an almost automatic, robot-like response. I have some ideas of why, but I can't find any tips on what to do to stop it. [more inside]
posted by mathowie on Jul 8, 2005 - 26 answers

Why does crying when you have PMS make you feel better? [more inside]
posted by stoneegg21 on Mar 15, 2005 - 8 answers

Mysterious cat illness

Last night, my cat suddenly became distraught, spent a lot of time crying, began hissing at nothing, etc. I took him to the vet, they gave him valium, he started acting drunk. Today, he can no longer walk. I took him back to the vet, and they say he has no kidney/liver problems, that he's probably really sensitive to the valium, and to let him come down for a day or so. I think he may have had a stroke, but the vet said that is really hard to diagnose. Has anyone else had experience with a cat stroke/sudden paralysis/staying high *way* too long?
posted by omphale27 on Feb 5, 2005 - 26 answers

Puffy eyes from crying...[mi] [more inside]
posted by gottabefunky on Oct 10, 2004 - 12 answers

I just watched Schindler's List and it made me cry like a frickin' baby. What other movie's make even the stounchest heart break into uncontrollable sobbing?
posted by jmd82 on Aug 9, 2004 - 160 answers