Health·Posted on May 20, 201616 Skills All Hardcore Criers Have MasteredLike knowing exactly how to pretend everything's just fine.by Sally TamarkinBuzzFeed StaffLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Smoothly pulling out your phone to make it seem like you just got really bad news. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 2. Masterfully x-ing out of browser tabs just in time to avoid something super moving. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 3. Calmly talking yourself down/out of an incoming cry. 4. Convincingly explaining "I have allergies" or "I have something in my eye." 5. Basically being clairvoyant about what exactly will set you off. 6. Not even being remotely embarrassed about why you're sobbing. 7. Magically finding a private place to cry no matter where you are. 8. Expertly improvising good hiding places. 9. Articulately expressing yourself in emoji. 10. Perfectly timing uproarious laughter to cover up happy tears. 11. Deftly transforming what would otherwise be an all-out sobfest into a quiet shedding of a single tear because you're in public. 12. Skillfully hiding your face when unable to control yourself. 13. Knowing each and every mascara that can legit handle your waterworks. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 14. Sneakily evading others criers since crying is obviously contagious. 15. Having a sixth sense for which friends won't make a big deal out of your frequent crying. Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF 16. And surrounding yourself with people who find it endearing.