Not only you lah. Few months back when my buddy was upset with
his girlfriend and met up with me, funny thing was when I don't
look at him, he could easily talk and from corner of my eye could
tell he was crying a little. They don't want their weaknesses to be
seen. You're supposed to acknowledge the weakness. Not challenge
it.
So for men when they cry they won't look at you and they don't want
you to look at them. Weird.