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Q&A Is a male character crying realistic or are his reactions here excessive?

I would like feedback on if this portrayal of male emotion is unrealistic. I have been told (beta readers) that men don't cry in real life (already know this is not true), he is crying too much, to...

1 answer  ·  posted 8y ago by Zingifer‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T05:11:08Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/21623
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Zingifer‭ · 2019-12-08T05:11:08Z (almost 5 years ago)
I would like feedback on if this portrayal of male emotion is unrealistic. I have been told (beta readers) that men don't cry in real life (already know this is not true), he is crying too much, too fragile, should be tougher from his various tragedies, etc. I am very emotional myself (and so I know it's not approved of) but I want my character to be emotional, yet realistic (and male).

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2016-04-06T06:14:02Z (over 8 years ago)
Original score: 6