.. I regularly frequent St. George';s, Hanover Square, during the genteel marriage season; and though I have never seen the bridegroom's male friends give way to tears, or the beadles and officiating clergy in any way affected, yet it is not at all uncommon to see women who are not in the least concerned in the operations going on -- old ladies who are long past marrying, stout middle-aged females with plenty of sons and daughters, let alone pretty young creatures in pink bonnets, who are on their promotion, and may naturally taken an interest in the ceremony -- I say it is quite common to see the women present piping, sobbing, sniffling; hiding their little faces in their little useless pocket-handkerchiefs; and heaving, old and young, with emotion. William Makepeace Thackeray
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So what is the problem with all this crying and sobbing about? Some people may believe that such actions are uncouth, perhaps even vulgar. However, that is not the case at all. In fact, it is quite the opposite. When we cry or sob or release any of these emotions, we are allowing ourselves to feel and express feelings that we would otherwise suppress and hide away.

When we do this and allow ourselves to feel these primal emotions, we are in fact, using them to our advantage in a situation where we would otherwise not be able to. Instead of crying and sobbing while the bridegroom's friends gaze on stoically, why not use this opportunity to let all your emotions flow freely and help you get through one of life's most important days?

Source: Vanity Fair

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