Rihanna: 'Don't Expect to See me Crying

RIHANNA rarely lets her emotions get the better of her — because she doesn’t want to be seen as vulnerable.

The singer says she works hard to keep her soft side under wraps.

“I do have a vulnerable side,” she said. “I think a lot of people have a misperception of me.

They only see the tough, defensive, aggressive side. But every woman is vulnerable … I just don’t like people to see me cry — I don’t like to let them know when I’m bothered. You know? I just prefer it to be all about business.”

Rihanna — who’s currently dating L.A. Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp — recently revealed that motherhood may soon be on the horizon.

November 30, 2010 - “I don’t really plan on the age. It could be a year from now. It could be 10 years from now. Whenever is right,” she said.

“I mean, I have a lot of other stuff to accomplish before I get to kids. Whenever the time is right, I’ll just know.”

“If I had a girl, she’d probably be really rebellious,” she adds. “She would be like a bundle of karma.

“I would love to bring them up in Barbados [but] I can’t live that far away from everything now, without kids.

“So I certainly couldn’t raise kids and [have a career] with the demanding schedule that I have.”