Maybe it was because of my children. They like dragons, and as a mother you allways bother wether they are and will be happy, and the dragon promises happyness

Aww flatter, I think it was spritual too, I sometimes get like this but with different things, nice observations, thanks for sharing them.

Did any tears escape?

Sudden tears like these are wonderful - it can be nice to be grabbed by happy emotions all of a sudden. Tears don't always need to be about sad events.

I remember watching my daughter in a school play - I was so glad I was at the back of the hall because when she did a short solo I could not help but let a few happy/proud tears fall. I remember my wife and I smiling at each other as we both had a tear rolling down our face.

In a fairly safe environment I'm generally ok about shedding tears. I have to stop the crying feelings to stop the tears. When I start to cry and feel tears forming in my eyes they will continue to well up as long as the emotions are present with the ultimate result that eventully tears start to spill from my eyes.

I've tried looking up, blinking, closing my eyes to stop tears but none have really worked that well (never tried drinking!) - for a guy I appear to produce a lot of tears when I get upset. The general perception is that guys don't shed tears, wet eyes at most. I've read articles that state male tear ducts are larger so tears drain away quicker and don't spill down the cheeks.

I've seen a few males cry over the years and almost all have shed tears which have at least started to fall down the cheek (many male tears are dealt with pretty quickly - although I've seen a few survive to the chin). I've witnessed a few intense male crying moments with multiple tears falling unchecked so I don't know that the perception that guys don't shed tears is particular accurate.

For me if it's obvious I'm crying I don't mind the tears - it's just a part of the whole crying thing. If I was uncomfortable I'd want to stop all of the crying elements, not just the tears. This is something I learned from my wife - when she cries she generally lets her tears fall unchecked for the same reasons. I also think that when crying I shed just as many tears as she does!

I've also heard that by letting yourself cry and allowing your tears to flow unchecked down your face is benefical and helps you to experience the crying event more - which makes any positive aspects of crying more easily realised. I tend to agree with this - emotional tears are purging chemicals from the body - that's why if its a fairly safe place (don't get me wrong I don't like to cry in front of an audience or other males) then I will allow my tears to flow unchecked.

Sorry, long answer to a short question