My dad died when I was twelve. I cried for a week or two as a boy, and then I was done crying and it was over. I'm a man now and I don't get sad about his death. I don't even think about it unless my mother asks me to come visit his grave. What's done is done. I felt sorrow at the time, but that time passed and we have to get over what happened instead of feeling sorry for ourselves. Once we accept what happened, what is there to be emotional about?

It's not normal for a man to be emotional. Women think it should be because that is their nature. If a man is solid, they think he must be "avoiding his true feelings", like putting on an act to appear strong. Except we don't need to "appear strong". It's a fact of life for us if we aren't betas.