bikash jyu okay i reassess, were you bullied by me :P..i didn't intend to bully you though :D...can't help if my humor bullies you. :D and let me open up a bit more on emotions. men can be strong physically. but there is a little kid inside every man, no matter how old or strong he is. it's his gf/wife or mother who sees that part of men. if you think, crying (or expressing your sentiments--let's say the emotional part of you) in front of your gf will make her feel you're weak/inferior, then i have to say, you've yet to open up yourself to her. every close relationship is sensitive. just the matter of expressing yourself. if there is a connection between hearts, there's ought to be emotions, which is overwhelming at difficult times and that's when you tend to cry. only if head could work, i would buy your argument. i consider myself headstrong. but i have cried. daddy, i think the discussion has gone past the query bikash had put in the beginning :-)