What Kind of Crier Are You?
Have you ever wondered why your spouse gets weepy over a TV commercial that leaves you dry-eyed? Or why you burst into tears at funerals while others stay stoic?
We partnered with Ad Vingerhoets, one of the world’s top experts on tears, to create a quiz that helps people understand the types of situations that are most likely to make them cry.
Below you’ll find hypothetical questions about situations that might trigger tears. The quiz is not meant to be diagnostic. Rather, answering these questions may offer insights into what drives our tendency to get teary-eyed.
Your tears might stem primarily from compassion, societal conflict, close attachments to those around you, sentimental feelings, or when your sense of right and wrong is tested. Or you may not be a crier at all. Let’s dive right into this salty puddle!
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Your sister is marrying the partner of her dreams. Do you get teary-eyed?
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You welcome your first child into the world. Getting weepy?
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Your boss constantly undermines a hardworking colleague. Does it make you tear up?
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Movie characters unite to rescue a pal in danger. Do the tears start to flow?
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Your daughter is wailing because she fell and scraped her knee. Are you crying along with her?
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Your home team piles onto the field after clinching the Super Bowl! Need a tissue?
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The young star of a community theater musical gets a standing ovation. Are you shedding tears?
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Your beloved grandmother has passed away. Does the news make you weepy?
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A shy toddler is befriended by little ones at the park. Welling up?
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Your family clashes over politics at Thanksgiving dinner. Cue the waterworks?
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Your neighbor has only months to live. Do you break down when he tells you?
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Your best friend’s longtime partner cheated. Do you cry in solidarity?