Do guys cry?

Just curious, do guys cry?

Are guys allowed to cry anyway?

Guys are often thought to be the dominating gender in various species. Hence, among males the termed 'Alpha male' exists, a title given to the most dominating male among male being.

Having a 'macho', 'manly', 'stern', 'egoistic', all the dominating features are often associated with the 'ideal characteristic' of a man.

With all these as the barriers, can a guy be allowed to cry then?

Crying, may be associated 'weak', a characteristic not suitable for both guys and girls. As a weak person can or may be dominated/control/victimised by a stronger or dominant being.

Obviously, this is not acceptable or more unacceptable for guys.

Then again, the main feature that shows that we are 'alive' is the ability to 'feel'. To have emotions, means we have the ability to be happy, angry, sad, jealous, afraid, etc.

And with sadness (most often, or fear), especially at the extreme, 'crying' may be associated as an expression for the emotion.

To not cry, does it mean guys become without emotion?

Without emotion, are guys still considered a human?

Or are guys allowed to cry but not in front of others?

But if we are not allowed to cry in front of others, doesn't that mean we just put out a fake 'front'? Lying to ourselves and others of our emotions?

It hurts to be lied to, so won't it be sadder to lie to ourselves?

An army guy (or even other defense forces), are thought to be 'impenetrable' being, able to overcome fear to face fierce battles and attacks. But even then, we can see them cry too (albeit not all).

So back to the question, are guys allowed to cry?