Why crying after sex is nothing to be ashamed of

Even if you pride yourself on your stiff upper lip above all else, there's probably a situation or stimulus which will elicit a little cry.

There's no shame in it, plus crying can be amazingly cathartic - psychic tears (triggered by an emotional response) do in fact contain a painkiller.

And we can just about cry in response to anything: Films, songs, stories, and puppies - even sex

Yes, someone having a post-coital sob fest in your arms may seem like an ego-bruiser, but it's not necessarily because it was a sub-par experience. Psychosexual therapist Denise Knowles explained why you might sometimes have to pass your bedfellow the tissues.

"For many, they cry when they have orgasmed because when the sex comes to an end that sense of closeness, happiness and contentment is over." Denise, who has 25 years’ experience in the field of psychosexual therapy explained how the happy, feel-good hormones such as oxytocin and dopamine are released.

Once sex is over, there is a drop in the level of these hormones, leaving you open and vulnerable to feeling sad

Denise continues, "It's not so much about it being sad tears, it's just about feeling like 'we've been really close and I'm sad that it's over', the concern is 'when am I ever going to be that close to my partner again'?".