Why do people ask " when was the last time you cried" do they just want to make you as miserable as them?

I Have no idea!

it's just a question

NOT SURE. BUT MY CAPS LOCK BUTTON IS STUCK. SO I'M REALLY NOT HOLLERING. ;(

i really don't know !!!

In my opinion, asking that question is a form of self examination. You cry at some time for whatever reason and wonder if you are like others; if you cry as often or for the same reasons as they. Am I a real man if I cry? Women usually just cry. Men turn aside, out of view and cry. Women sob aloud and openly. Men cry quietly and reservedly. Women cry for many reasons,-some obvious and some re-actively from some silly little thing that makes women cry. I remember crying when I was 13 years old,-then not again until I was 65 when my oldest daughter, Rebecca, went to Heaven in 2001...then not again until my sweet wife, Donna Lee, went to Heaven in 2009. I never thought a man should cry...it is un-manly. Now, dozens of times since 2001 and 2009, I have recalled a memory and choked back a tear. Frankly, now it would be very easy to cry...but I don't because it wouldn't bring back my angel daughter Rebecca or my sweet wife, Donna Lee.



Now, excuse me...I need to get a handkerchief... :) :) :) just kidding...

They could be curious about your mental and emotional state.

I guess it's as good a question as any other. I don't mind replying, I'm a crier, I cry when I'm happy, I cry when our national athem is played, I cry at funerals, and even at weddings. I cry when a hear about a child being abused or murdered or starving. I'm a very emotional person, and my emotions run down my face quite often. And I'm glad I'm like that.

I can honestly say that I have never been asked that question... :)

Some people, yes, others no. The thing about crying is that its not necessarily linked to negative emotions. Humans have a wide range of "types of tears". Fear, laughter, happiness, sadness all have the ability to bring about crying. One could simply just be asking out of curiosity.

I think they want to know when the last time was....

sometimes people just want to feel they are not the only one

i think they just want to understand themselves more by understanding you..if that makes sence,they ask you so they could compare your answer to thiers and see if there emotionally ok.

they just asking a question to my perspective.

Maybe they feel like crying or they are crying and feel guilty or bad about it and just want to be told it's normal to cry. We all should do it when we feel like it. It's not good to hold in the stress.

I try not to attribute motive to others, but the last many I times I wept it was with joy, not sadness.

Drama Queens= pain in the rear.

When I feel frustrated by all things two days ago

I actually can't remember the last time I cried, now that you mention it. I may have been a child...

me too thats why when a friend once asked me the question above i was sitting there saying "umm..pre- school i think" its funny cuz she thought i was either lieing or crazy.. :)

I'm just not a crier, or whatever. Mysterious vagueries of the human personality. We express feelings differently.

yeh same here i guess

I think they might just be curious, and are making small talk, it doesn't have to have a deep meaning behind it. I also think it matters on who is asking you the question, such as, if it was your doctor.

Nope. If it's online, I don't care, I don't know them. Real life people take precedence and are more tactful than that to ask me that.

That's the cynical interpretation!

However they could just be concerned/interested about you.

I don't think they necessarily want to make others miserable, they are just reaching out for some sympathy and understanding :)

I often shed tears of ecstasy at church (sometimes at a masjid too), not ashamed.

Depends on the peson in question. SOmetimes yes, but other times they probably just need someone to talk to.

Not sure why they ask but I found it to be an interesting question, and, I had no trouble remembering what made me and when it occurred.

Just a poll

LOL That's funny dude. Thanks for making me laugh

no it is just a poll

Cause they wanna know lol!!

Maybe, Because it just reminds you of being sad and why you cried and brings it all up again...

no they just curious

People ask this?

Probably bored and were curious

♫~Misery loves it's company...
We are destined to fail~♪

No. They're just asking a simple question. Either answer it, or don't.

They could just be inquisitive.