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How people react to someone crying

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How men and women react to someone else crying in front of them, how they feel, what they do...
Male: Age range
Preteen
13-19
20-29
30-39
> 40
Female: Age range
Preteen
13-19
20-29
30-39
> 40
Country of origin
Male: When was the last time you were with someone crying?
Less than a day ago
About a week ago
About a month ago
1-6 months
7-12 months
More than a year ago
Female: When was the last time you were with someone crying?
Less than a day ago
About a week ago
About a month ago
1-6 months
7-12 months
More than a year ago
Male: What is your relation to the person crying? Is he/she your...
Father
Mother
Brother
Sister
Son
Daughter
Wife
Other family member(Male)
Other family member(Female)
Friend(Male)
Friend(Female)
Coworker(Male)
Coworker(Female)
Stranger(Male)
Stranger(Female)
Female: What is your relation to the person crying? he/she is your...
Father
Mother
Brother
Sister
Son
Daughter
Husband
Other family member(Male)
Other family member(Female)
Friend(Male)
Friend(Female)
Coworker(Male)
Coworker(Female)
Stranger(Male)
Stranger(Female)
How intense was the crying?
Lump in throat
Watery eyes
Tears falling down cheeks
Sobbing(with sound and body shaking)
What did the person do when started crying?
Stay in the same place
Go somewhere else to be alone
Run to cry to you
How long did the crying last?
< 5 min
5-15 min
16-30 min
31-60 min
> 60 min
What was the person's reaction when tears appeared?
No tears present
Bury face in hands to hide tears
Wipe eyes so no tears fell
Wipe tears from cheeks
Did not bother to wipe tears from face
Male: What was your reaction to the person crying?
Pretended not to notice
Became angry
Became embarrassed
Console verbally
Wipe tears from the person's face
Did not know how to react
Female: What was your reaction to the person crying?
Pretended not to notice
Became angry
Became embarrassed
Console verbally
Wipe tears from the person's face
Did not know how to react
How many people were present last time you were with someone crying?
The two of you alone
3
4
5-9
> 10
This poll was created on 2008-07-01 00:49:31 by Lover of Wisdom