I think we're in agreement about my former (not ex, he's deceased) husband. He was not healthy. Witness the fact that he died of a brain aneurysm only four days before he would have turned 48; obviously something was wrong with him. I'm sure he also suffered from untreated depression. In addition he had ridiculously high blood pressure, so there goes releasing emotions as a means of keeping that under control, right?

But I can't get behind the notion that ALL crying is ALWAYS a sign of weakness. It's the generalization of it that puts me off. Whether happy (the birth of your first grandchild) or sad (your best friend's funeral) I think there are good reasons, and they are respectable. I would never criticize someone or call them weak for crying under those circumstances. Again, not feeling it is one thing, while feeling it but holding it in so you won't be considered weak is another.

I believe we're drawing the same conclusion, but from different directions.