Tears come for many reasons: a joyful reunion, a surprising win, a frustrating loss and a forever loss, too. And sometimes, tears come for reasons we can hardly explain. Dr. Katie Thorsness, a ...

In many cultures, especially for men, crying is considered to be undignified and infantile behavior, except in certain specific circumstances such as mourning the loss of a close friend or relative.

Yesterday, Oxford Dictionaries announced that its Word of the Year of 2015 is 😂, otherwise designated as “Face with Tears of Joy” by the Unicode Consortium. Who did this, fam? In the announcement, ...

I like the mailbag. You give me the topic and I pontificate for 1,000 words. Today we have another disguised and distorted letter from an unidentifiable and possibly fictional reader: I would love to ...

After months without continuous sleep, you’re starting to feel loopy. You’re wondering how much longer you can continue on like this and beginning to dread the sound of your baby crying out from their ...

Late in King Lear—Act IV, Scene 5 to be precise—the old King, cast off by his unloving daughters and wandering in a storm, comes upon his faithful servant Gloucester. The earl’s eyes have been ripped ...

Crying in the workplace can be embarrassing, but it’s also a sign that you care. Here’s advice on what to do if you get weepy in the office. By Tara Parker-Pope This week, much to my embarrassment, I ...