Am I the only male who does this?

[Taverner]

I like to stay home during the day, download an incredibly sad movie - one that I know will make me cry - and watch it. Usually with a beer or two. The part I want to get is the crying point. Endorphins flow at that point, and I feel so much better.

Or am I a freak?

[petronius]

1. You're a total freak

Who stops at "a beer or two" over the course of a whole movie? :shrug:

[Taverner]

2. well ya know...a beer or two or three or seventeen...

Of if you're out of beer, Vodka and OJ can work

[petronius]

5. I apologize - I foolishly assumed you were using the bullshit socially-constructed

definition of "two" (i.e., a pair of things) rather than the correct and historically accurate male-approved version (i.e., a couple more than a lot)... :)

[trof]

3. Yeah, freak. Scotch works much better.

:-)

[Taverner]

4. That was suggested to my by an Irish-American no less...

He didn't suggest Bushmills, but GLENFIDICH

Thing is that stuff reminds me of my worst hangovers

[trof]

6. Moderation in all things.

Even moderation.
:-)

[pitohui]

7. i thought all males did this

females don't have time to sit home, download crap movies and get drunk, this is a male activity around here

you're not a freak, you're just doing what guys do, unless all males are a freak
there's a billion dollar movie industry and i don't see any women sitting home all day watching movies, so it almost has to be the males...

haven't you ever noticed, every guy who lives in his mom's basement criticizing sf comic books and movies all day is a guy...don't be that guy...

most gals don't even know how to download movies or at least the gals in my circle don't, we're too busy for that

[freshwest]

13. I've never known a man that did this. But it's his life.

[UTUSN]

8. Yep. n/t

[Generic Brad]

9. You are perfectly normal with one exception

We're not supposed to admit to that. Did you lose your copy of "The Man Book" given to all of us in the secret ceremony we are forced to participate in at the onset of puberty?

[provis99]

10. you're a normal male.

You see, watching the movie is just an excuse for consuming large quantities of beer.
What's more male than that?

[Cid_B]

11. Freak...

Go watch Boondock Saints or something nice and violent...

[freshwest]

12. You're doing an excellent job of manipulating your brain chemistry for a desired effect.

EFT is faster, though.

[Broken_Hero]

14. Nope, I do this as well

at least 3 times a year...my movie of choice, Once were Warriors....

[Tripod]

15. I have done this, but I can't live here.

I have tried, but the day turns into a week, then a month, then a year, then I wonder what happened.

[Riftaxe]

16. Beats the snot out of self induced tribalism

and rooting for some pharmaceutically enhanced athletes just to drink beer!

[Paradoxical]

17. freak,

[zanana1]

18. It's nice to know that men do this, too.

I manage to do it without the beer, but I'm a woman and that's in the handbook.

[Taitertots]

19. Sitting around alone, drinking beer, and crying

I sure hope this isn't becoming a new fad.

[RedCloud]

20. It's called cleaning your eyes!

[applegrove]

21. Happy people are slightly delusional. Sad people see reality more clearly. Good

to be sad if you are going through a rough time so that you can come to a new reality and accept a loss. Crying is brilliant in fact. Good for you.

[Taverner]

22. Crying makes you produce endorphins

Natural painkillers not unlike Opium or Heroin

There's a reason you feel better when you cry