to cry after sex

[user780143]

Have a good relationship with DH, but for the past 6 months or so whenever we have sex I end up crying after and I don't know why.
Im not a crier usually. Why is this happening?

[Graphista]

Have you changed your contraception? Or medication?

[Rhayader]

I do this when I’m pregnant 😂

[Sewrainbow]

I used to get this! Been with dh over 20 years. Just realised hasnt happened for ages but I am well in to the menopause now and on hrt and SSRIs, so if it's a hormone thing that makes sense...

[mrsfollowill]

This happened once and only once for me- it was the night we conceived and call me strange but I just knew! We only conceived the once and have an18 yr old upstairs snoring but it was a weird sensation and I just 'knew'. Sorry that sounds woo- I'm not like that but will never forget it!

[CandyLeBonBon]

I've had it too. It's like an overspill of intense sadness followed by feeling really peaceful. Like a letting go/feeling vulnerable type of feeling. I always put it down to hormones

[52andblue]

@CaraDuneRedux

I think it's been recognised as a "thing" for a very long time - there's a quote attributed to Galen: "post coitum, omne animalium triste est" (after coitus, all animals are sad). How the quotation continues is a bit more up for grabs, with some sources saying "except cockerels and women" and others saying "including cockerels and women"

I guess it's some sort of neurochemical reaction to oxytocin or other neurotransmitters released during orgasm.

www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-07-13-9203030441-story.html

So long as neither you and your DH are worried by it, and you enjoy the cuddles of him comforting you, it's probably fine.

How interesting, thank you for posting this @CaraDuneRedux