is it really that uncommon to cry at airports?

I've cried almost every time I've had to say goodbye to my boyfriend. I have to hug him for at least ten minutes before he or I go through the gates.
There was only one time that I didn't cry and I had just started taking an anxiety medication. I was totally fine with it but months after, when I was used to the meds I was back to crying.
Totally normal... but people do stare.

The last time I left my husband I didn't cry, but that's only because I cried at the house for the entire day before I left.  I think I was dehydrated and there was literally no water left in me.  But I told my husband, no emotional goodbyes.  So when I got ready to leave, I just gave him a quick hug and kiss, and turned and walked away as quickly as possible.  I think part of the reason I didn't cry was because I knew I'd be back with him in a few months to stay forever.  Every other time, I've cried like a baby and it's been up in the air as to when we would see each other again.  Incidently, the only time I have ever seen my husband cry is at the airport.

In all honesty, I don't think crying in an airport is common, but I think if we do see someone crying, we naturally assume it is because they are leaving loved ones, so there really is no need to ask why. 

In all honesty, I don't think crying in an airport is common, but I think if we do see someone crying, we naturally assume it is because they are leaving loved ones 

That's what I always think.  I've never cried at airports because I assume I am going to see the boyfriend again.  Of course, with the ex, the only time he cried at the airport was the last time he saw me off because he knew at that time he was going to dump me!   

I always cry.  So does the boyfriend.  It started the very first time he left the states and it's gotten worse ever since.  We always say "if this (leaving) didn't suck so much... well that would suck!" 

I cry even when I'm NOT at the airport.  DH and I were watching a programme last night called 'Hello Good-bye' (don't ask me what channel or if it's a series because I don't know). 

The presenter appeared to be wandering around Heathrow getting stories from people about who they were meeting or who they were saying good-bye to.  I was as teary-eyed at the people meeting each other as those saying good-bye, whether they were friends saying 'so long' or the mother meeting her daughter's husband and new baby for the first time.

Maybe those of us who would rather NOT cry at partings should watch this show over and over to 'harden' ourselves to those difficult partings...

Haha! I thought of this thread on Friday when I had to say goodbye at Heathrow! lol Thing is, right after I said bye and was crying, they made me have my photograph taken at security (which they later compared to ME when I went through a second security check in another area!) I told the lady it was cruel to take photos now. And at the second security check, I apologised to the guy explaining I'd just said bye when they took the first photo. He was sweet and said I looked just fine!

I will note that I didn't notice anyone else crying, but then again, I didn't really see anyone saying bye either. Everyone was going through with their groups.

I begin to cry a few days before I leave , or he leaves me, off and on in the car on the way to the airport, when checking my baggage in, ....Its just a big cryfest! I'm hoping I get better with this as I feel awful subjecting other people to my sniffles and tears. Perhaps one day when I come through for good, one way or another..the crying and goodbye will all be a thing of the past 

I begin to cry a few days before I leave , or he leaves me, off and on in the car on the way to the airport, when checking my baggage in, ....Its just a big cryfest! I'm hoping I get better with this as I feel awful subjecting other people to my sniffles and tears. Perhaps one day when I come through for good, one way or another..the crying and goodbye will all be a thing of the past 

Until you are saying bye to your family and friends, you might cry then, too. 

My mom cries everytime she drops me off at the airport,no matter where I'm going or how long I'm going away for.

Oh, and she cried when she dropped Tim and I off at the train station because she likes Tim....and then that made me cry...which made Tim cry...and we were still 2 train rides away from the airport!

I even cried watching Hello/Goodbye about arrivals and departures at Heathrow. It just made me remember everytime I have cried at the airport I was a complete mess...

And I left my fiance at the end of July to come back to the states to get ready for our wedding at the end of August...we are only going to be separated for 4 weeks but we were both crying when we said goodbye...the airport can be the best place and the worst place in the world...depending on whether you are coming or going hehe

I dropped my gf off at washington dulles airport 2 days ago, was the first time i teared up/cried. We both did, this departure was extremely hard. I did have to fight keeping back a bit, and everyone looked at us for sure, but oh well!! I think it is normal.
Though i work at an airport, maybe i just dont pay attention, but i dont see people crying often, though i work for a domestic airline here in the states. Its normally families going somewhere or business class type though. Then again the crying probably goes on outside security.
i dont see nothing wrong with it at all!! were human yeah?

I just got home from a two week stay in Leicester, UK, with various day trips to the Peak District, the Cotswolds, Birmingham, and London. I'd never even been on a plane before this, and the whole experience was just....surreal.

Halfway through the trip, I kept thinking, Alright, one week down, one to go...in so many days, I'll be a quarter of the way across the globe again...in so many days, I'll be alone again...so I was a randomly weepy wreck before I even got to the airport!

I tried to keep it together, but I was a sobbing fool at the airport. I got a few funny glances, but I just kept thinking to myself, if they really don't know why I'm crying, they have no idea what love is.

I know we'll be together again, since he's coming back to the States for the second time around Christmas to meet my family...but it's the thought that I'll be sleeping alone until then that gets to me. I still get teary when I make my own lonely cuppa in the morning, instead of a comfortable two. The heart wants what it wants...just remember, nothing matters except your love!

maybe it's just because of the way the british don't tend to show too much emotion in public

Yeah, I have cried like a baby every time I've had to leave my husband (then boyfriend).  I even cried the day I left him in St. Lucia when I had only known him 3 days. 

What's the worst is that before you even see them, you're already sad about having to leave them again.  That one has happened to me a few times...

I begin to cry a few days before I leave , or he leaves me, off and on in the car on the way to the airport, when checking my baggage in, ....Its just a big cryfest! I'm hoping I get better with this as I feel awful subjecting other people to my sniffles and tears. Perhaps one day when I come through for good, one way or another..the crying and goodbye will all be a thing of the past 

I do exactly the same thing! A couple days before I leave, he looks at me and says "Baby, you've got that, I am leaving in a few days look"  Makes me smile now but I am super emotional at the moment.