Men Rarely Wear The Heart On Their Sleeves
Andy Murray surprised audiences over the weekend when he displayed his emotions over being defeated at Wimbledon by crying in front of millions worldwide.
Although the usually hard-faced Murray has no problem with showing his emotions, online casino RoxyPalace.com found that most men wouldn’t be so forth coming with their emotions in public.
Just 19 per cent of those surveyed said that they were confident enough to wear their hearts on their sleeves.
A spokesman from RoxyPalace.com said, “Over recent years it seems it has become more socially acceptable for a man to openly share his feelings, whether verbally or physically – however it seems crying in public is still a step to far for the vast majority of males.”
The only things that men see as acceptable to shed a tear over seem to be the birth of their child and sport.
Seventy six per cent of men deemed it acceptable to cry at the birth of their child, and 54 per cent said they had shed a tear over a sporting failure.
Although, when it came to their own sporting failures, only a tiny 3 per cent of men said they had ever cried.
Of those surveyed, 34 per cent said that they liked Murray better for shedding a tear over his game, 46 per cent said they felt indifferent and a cynical 20 per cent said they liked him less!
The spokesman said, “It’s understandable that Andy Murray was upset after missing out on the biggest prize of his career – especially with the weight of the nation’s expectations on his shoulders – but for many cold-hearted males his crying was viewed as unacceptable.”
A massive 81 per cent of those surveyed said that they would be far too embarrassed to ever cry in public.
The spokesman said, “Only a small proportion of the men we quizzed said they’d happily cry in public if the situation warranted it with the vast majority still uncomfortable with such an open show of emotion.
“It seems that personal sporting disappointment is not viewed as a worthy reason to cry by the vast majority of British men yet more than half admitted to shedding a tear at the misfortunes of their favourite sporting team.”
Cara Mason @FemaleFirst_UK
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