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[maderr]

Dude, call me what you will, but I really can't fucking stand it when the men in stories are crying every five fucking minutes -__- Especially when they're supposed to be such hardened players and blah blah blah.

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[skylark97.livejournal.com]

XD Do I want to know what you're reading?

[maderr.livejournal.com]

You people need to start approving my ebooks before I purchase them. I bought this one cause it sounded like it'd be fun. I like assholes who find themselves caving. Except they are flowery and cry more than a stadium full of hormonal teenage girls:

http://www.amberquill.com/AmberAllure/WolfeProxy.html


and I totally slacked on writing tonight, but if you want the 4 pages I do have, just say the word.

[melayneseahawk.livejournal.com]

Seconded!

[skylark97.livejournal.com]

Don't look at me. I'm not any better at picking them. ^_^ Let's not forget, I did get this one (the galloping horse riding sex, the I-must-have-sex-with-you-for-your-antibodies-or-I-die...), and still had to spend about half an hour tonight talking myself out of getting the sequel.

I did see that one and was tempted though. (I probably would have bought it myself if Wolfe had actually been, you know, a wolf. ^_^;;) And yes, suspended disbelief has a hell of a hard time buying the bawling!badass. O_o;;

Also, you have email! (And this comment notification three times. ^_^;; Sorry?)

[thornsilver]

Amen.

[rautenkranzmt.livejournal.com]

A hardened player does not cry. He makes other people cry.

[alice_montrose]

I feel your pain!

[suzume-tori.livejournal.com]

I know at least one person who, upon editing, kept a tally in the back of a novel to see how many times the main character cried (just to make sure he wasn't, you know, spending all of his time in tears.)

I don't mind people crying in stories, as long as there's a very good reason -- but the one thing I can't stand is the Single Manly Tear. If they are only crying one tear, they can just shove it. Clearly they are having allergy problems, and the author shouldn't be bringing it up at all.

[scarletempyrean.livejournal.com]

*delurks*
Sorry to butt in, but this sparked a lol-bunny.

He stared in outrage. "You want me to have SEX with you for PAINKILLERS???!!!!!!"
The other man shrugged. "Well, yeah."

That would be a awesome story. but I have the feeling you mean a different sort of plot.

[mechante-fille.livejournal.com]

I agree that there is a time and a place for tears. And an attitude. I really like the way it was handled in St. Nachos. The MC was tough enough, but he'd have moments where he'd be overcome by emotion, but his own attitude about it saved it, I think. He would blink and drink coffee and or smoke or whatever until the moment passed, so no one would notice. I think that is more true of what goes on for the guys I know. They have the emotions that might sometimes lead to tears, they just try to keep them pretty well undercover, most of the time.

Weirdly, a co-worker told me about her 20-year-old son who was dumped by his 3 year practically-engaged-to girlfriend last night, and he sobbed uncontrollably all the way through three states ('how will I ever go on, I don't think I can live without her') while his mom begged him over the phone to pull over and stay at a hotel, her treat, then climbed in bed with his mom when he got there and she held him while he bawled himself to sleep. Though, I gotta add that she told this to three women and a gay man, and we were all dabbing our eyes at the end except the guy. *grins*

[hyperjirou.livejournal.com]

You know, it'd be pretty funny if in a book, an observer thought someone was "being sensitive" (i.e. crying) when really it was just an allergy reaction.

Also: fancy meeting you here.