I rarely cry anymore unless they are tears of stress or frustration/anger. The problem though is that society still sees crying by women as a boo hoo wimpy emotion and don't realize that crying is also tied in with pent up anger that is not permitted to be shown in many public service jobs where many women work. When I want to b!tch-slap a nasty customer or have had a lot of life stresses and want to scream, I am supposed to smile and manage through it. The held in emotions burst forth as tears because we do not have the freedom to release the true anger we feel when we feel it. Otherwise, I rarely cry about sad things. Life experiences have changed how I handle sad moments now. When people see me cry though, they still assume it is due to simply hurt feelings and not anger.