“Yes, yes, YES! I’m coming, I’m coming, I’m … crying?” If that line spewed out of your mouth or raced through your mind during a sexual escapade, I can guess what next thought was: What happened? “Usually, if we start crying during sex, especially as women, we try to immediately shut it down, like ‘What the eff is happening?’ or, ‘I shouldn’t be crying right now – he’s going to feel so uncomfortable,’ or, ‘What is wrong with me?’” says Rachel Wright, a licensed marriage and family therapist in York City. But “while it may not be your favourite way to engage in sex,” she adds, “crying is totally normal.” That’s because though crying is typically perceived as a sign of sadness, in reality it’s your body saying “too much!” of any emotion, be it joy, fear, happiness or pain, says Laura McGuire, a sexologist in Florida. Wright actually calls crying “emotional sweating”. But like sweating, tears sometimes seem to pour out at the worst time. If y...
