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I would definitely tune in if the balance beam in gymnastics were done in heels. In fact, everybody is getting so advanced these days, why not make it a requirement?

I think the first events might be synchronized swimming followed by fencing in stilettos.

Oh yeah! How about the 12 mile hike in 5 inch high heels 👠? That’s more along my line. Interesting time trials?

I’d love to see someone try the triple jump in stilettos - I’ll bet that would rate high, an Olympian version of Funniest Home Videos. Or weightlifting in stilettos. Can’t you just see the front row of judges scrambling out of their seats as a super heavyweight lurches towards them with 240kg nearly over his head? It would be brilliant TV

Is men in heels a new category in this year’s Olympics? If it is, I wish I would have known, I would’ve tried out!

I switched to women's shoes after researching what shoes would work best for my feet. After three ankle reconstructions I discovered my ankle problems were the result of men's shoes. Haven't worn men's shoes and haven't had an ankle problem in 14 years. At the start it was 1 and 2 inch heels, but a major leg injury forced me into 4-inch heels for 5 months and I found it greatly reduce my hip pain. My body tells me when I haven't spend enough time in heels that day.

I have found that 3.5" seems to be the best of all worlds for me. I can wear heels higher than that and I have a few pairs that are 4.5+" but as I have started wearing heels out far more frequently (to work and errands after the day is done) that height is the perfect height for being a bit "edgy" but still being professional. As I see it, 3.5 - 4" is the limit for an "office professional" look regardless of shoe style, color, etc. I have found that there are times where I am in 5" heels while working at home but if I will not be wearing those heels "out," what is the purpose of having them? I have come to agree with Mlroseplant that every pair of heels I own should be worn and I want to wear each of them beyond the comfort of my place. So, why have super high heels if they will only be worn when I am sitting around looking pretty (which isn't hard to do as I am naturally attractive! 😁)? Today, for example, I was wearing 3.5" Miz Mooz Soho heels that were exactly what professional and style can be when done "correctly;" high enough to be noticable but low enough to be professional. I do have some heels that are less than 3" and I will wear them when I am in the mood to do so. With these, however, I tend to be much more stylish such as wearing them with wide leg pants or similar.

I can't say that it's all about heel height for me, but it's a major factor. Every once in a while, I see something that catches my eye and has a low heel, or even no heel. I have learned to resist the urge to buy, unless there's a very specific reason to do so. The reason is not that I've got anything against the lower heels, but I find that they just don't get worn. A prime example of this is my so-called "farmer's market" sandals. I have several pair of low-heeled wedges, and several pair of effectively 3 inch chunky heeled sandals, which I used to wear to work my wife's vendor stand at farmer's markets. All of them are very attractive sandals, and I have gotten numerous compliments on them, but I find that I never wear them these days because I don't have to. The reason I don't have to is because I can wear 4 inch heels just fine without really thinking about it. Three years ago, possibly even two years ago, I would worry, "I wonder if these shoes are a mistake?" And yes, sometimes at the end of the night, my feet would really be feeling it. That just doesn't happen now. Ironically, three out of five of my last shoe purchases were sub-4 inch.

I agree with @Bubba136 Heel height had really nothing to do with my interest in wearing feminine boots - I liked the overall styling of which the heel was simply one aspect. A telling aspect, to be sure, but not the be all and end all. My first interest, the one that awakened this desire, was go-go boots which have low or at best mid height block heels. And to this day I cannot remember if the ones that caught my fancy when I was 11 or 12 had heels or not. It was the overall look that appealed to me. Once I dared myself to buy and wear tall feminine boots, I began taking more notice of heels and as I grew more comfortable in my boots and with myself began taking a dispassionate look at the styles and heights that appealed to me. For me it was always clean lines, nothing flamboyant - classical and elegant. I liked. chunky heeled ankle boots as sporty versions of the hiking boots that have been my standards since I was a geology student, way back in good old Cretaceous days. And I love single sole knee boots with stiletto heels - and aesthetically speaking, the 120mm ones. I would like to be able to wear them gracefully, but somehow never put in the time to master the art. I should.

This is interesting. In my younger years, the height of the heel didn’t play a large role in my desire to wear girls shoes. After all when I was younger, girls my age weren’t allowed to wear heels higher than 1 inch or 1 1/2 inches at the most. As long as I was wearing “girls shoes” on my feet, I was happy. At home, around the house I, on the other hand, would wear my mom’s heels. Her shoes had heels around 4”. And when she finally bought heels for me, they also had 4” heels. Over the years, up to about ten years ago, I lived in shoes with 5” heels. I owned shoes with higher heels, some as high as 7 inches that I really never completely mastered, and shoes with 6” heels that were comfortable to wear but were tricky because of the extra height, you had to be more careful about where you put your feet. These days, in my more advanced age, I am happy to be able to wear shoes with any heels at all. I rarely see any women my age wearing shoes with heels as high as I usually am wearing. These days I am satisfied just wearing my girls shoes again, regardless of how high the heels are.