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I told my wife when we were together, and she read some of the posts. She was cool with it, and was pleased that I found other "kindred spirits". I plan to tell the next S/O who comes along too, and she's going to be cool with it too!

Just realized the pun, but here goes. Wore my new Guess peep toe shoes to visit the ex-wife. http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/33902557/c/148291.html. Talk about surprisingly comfortable shoes. She even thought they looked nice. When I left my place, this little voice said that possibly we'd go grab some dinner, so I grabbed my work shoes before heading out the door. We talked for a while, gave her her birthday gift, and then she asked "Do you have another pair of shoes?". I asked why, and she suggested grabbing a bite to eat, but assured me that if I really wanted to wear them, that was fine with her, but being in a bit more rural area, folks may not quite be ready for a guy in peep toe stilettos. Well, I had to concede that the Mexican place we usually went to might not be the place to do it, so I changed. Probably not a bad idea; we went by the ice cream stand on the way back to her house. With the number of teenage girls and boys there, that could have been interesting. Ah well. And yet I wore a pair of red espadrille wedges last weekend! She was impressed when I told her about that though; she didn't think I had the guts for that!

Anybody else have those ups and downs where one day you've got the guts and other days you're not quite up to it?

Interesting... Hope you enjoy them!

The last pair of bebe's I bought the clerk asked well aren't you going to wear them out of the store? They really look great on you.

Shoot, I'd take that as a resounding compliment, a challenge, and I'd do just that!

I'll have to say yes. When I started exploring high heels (many thanks to the ex-wife for allowing me to), I never considered whether I would wear them in public, but I was intrigued by all the heel wearing adventures of others here. Finally I got the confidence to realize that most folks don't care and to wear what I want, and I've hoped that sharing my adventures can help encourage others.

Welcome! Hope you enjoy it here. Does your girlfriend accept your heels too?

Excellent outing HF! Glad you're having such good experiences and good reactions. Keep it up! Congrats!

Charlize Theron. Some very nice heels.

http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/celebrities/gallery/820/charlize-theron

Anybody know where, who or how I can get those blue and purple d-orsey style heels?

My thoughts exactly! Those are cool!

Great report, HHDude. Now, with school beginning in just a few weeks, are you going to try to find a pair of girls shoes to wear to class? There are a lot of choices out there. If you decide that you are ready for such exposure, you shouldn't have any problem finding something appropriate.

While I would be in favor of that, I might caution hhdude before he tries that. Some schools are not taking kindly to such things. In my senior year of high school, a freshman wore a bright blue mohawk, and was promptly asked to leave until he got rid of it because it was too distracting. There was a story in Newsweek recently about a boy who wanted to wear (among other things) high heels to school, and caused quite a stir. Not saying I'm against it, I'm just saying some schools are putting some limits on self-expression if they deem it too distracting, so if hhDude really wants to try it, at least bring a pair of alternate shoes in case he gets called to the office.

Good outing though hhDude, congrats!

Wilkommen Pat! Wie Johnieheel sagt, Sie haben gefunden den rechten platz. Mit freundlichen Grüßen! (Welcome Pat! As Johnieheel says, you have found the right place. With friendly greetings!) At least, I think I remember enough German that I got that right. My apologies if I got it wrong!

Welcome! You are lucky to have a supportive and encouraging SO. My ex-wife was OK with it (we split for other reasons), but she wasn't encouraging of it. She did have to admit that they looked good and she admired that I had the confidence to wear them, even in public.

Congrats on your outings HF. That seems odd that the loafers attracted more attention than the others, that's not what I would have expected. I've been trying to wear heels in the evenings after work, but I have yet to really make it mainstream and go out in public more. My public outings have been more sporadic.

Thanks Shyguy, Highestheels, Docs41, and Happyfeat . I was a little nervous about the red shoes, but I figured those were benign enough places to go. Still would like to keep it up, and maybe someday I'll try stilettos. Even my ex-wife is amazed I've worn high heels outside; she admits when we first met I probably wouldn't have tried something like that. Here's to more high heeling adventures, and maybe someday I'll have the experience of meeting a lady who loves the idea of a guy wearing heels. Fingers crossed!

Very nice!

What shoes were you wearing when you were getting the parts for your car?

The red espadrilles. I went there right after the post office.

Earlier this week, I was in Target for something, and when I stopped by the mini Starbuck's there, a group of teenage boys showed up, but what caught my eye was that out of all three who were wearing typical T-shirt, ball cap turned backward, and shorts, one of them was wearing a pair of red Keds canvas shoes. Now normally I see women wearing those, but I have occasionally seen guys wearing canvas boat shoes. Hard to say whether these came from the men's section or not, but just the fact that they were bright red kind of had me intrigued. So taking this idea the guy had, I have a pair of canvas espadrille pumps that I like. I really wanted the white ones, but red was the only color in my size. Now if a teenage boy can wear red shoes with shorts with his buddies around, surely I can wear red shoes too right? RIGHT! This morning I went to the post office to drop off a package, and despite passing several folks on the way in (including the elderly guy I held the door for), not one person stared or blinked. The guy at the counter was chatting with the guy in front of me, and he had said something to the effect of "I'm anything but normal". Wish I had heard the first part of the conversation, but the guy behind the counter had long hair, looking a bit like a former hippie. But I admire the line I tuned into. Why should anyone be "normal"? Whether you're a teenage boy wearing red canvas sneakers, a guy wearing his hair long, or a guy who wears high heels, everyone should be whomever they want to be. On the way out, not one person even seemed to notice that I was wearing red canvas pumps. If I really wanted to be daring, I could have worn shorts and showed off the ankle ties too, but I need a bit of a shave right now. . I headed over to the Honda dealer to pick up some fluids I needed to work on my car, and strolling past the salesman showing off a new minivan to a couple, hardly anyone paid attention. Even walking past the service counter in the garage area to find the parts counter, nobody seemed to think anything of it. The parts guy was in front of the counter working on something, and I don't even think he noticed. At least, there was no glancing down while I told him what I needed. While he was out fetching the parts, a couple came up to the cashier's window, along with their kids. I think the dad glanced down, but that was it. No stares or strange looks. I asked if they were in line for the cashier's window, since the parts guy had me go pay the bill while he was getting the parts, but they said no, and to go right ahead. Paid my bill, got the bag with the parts, and went back to my car. Well, for some reason, somebody must have just gotten back from a test drive and decided to leave the car right behind mine. The salesman was chatting with the customer, and I figured once I got into my car the salesman (who was getting into the driver's seat) would move it. Well, he was taking a bit long, well after I had started my car, so I got out to politely ask if I could get out, so he apologized for taking the time, and said have a nice day. Earlier this week I had made a trip over to Radio Shack for a part I needed, and wore my relatively new gladiator-style wedges. I had worn these to Macy's once on another outing I wrote about (different thread). On the way in, the flock of teenage girls I was half expecting a response from didn't make a peep. At one point I was squatting near the base of the racks trying to find the part I needed, and trying patiently to explain to the poor Radio Shack rookie what I was looking for. He certainly didn't seem too concerned with what I was wearing, even though by squatting they were well exposed. Coming out from there I was somewhat relieved I was half a second later opening the door, otherwise I probably would have opened it up right into the kid on the bicycle who came whizzing by at some ridiculous speed. All in all, still more confirmation that most folks really don't care what shoes you wear.

Just don't step on them. Sorry, couldn't resist!

I made a bit of a splurge and bought some Guess pumps that I really liked. Well worth the price though, they fit great. The lady at Macy's couldn't have cared less about a guy buying them.

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/33902557/c/148291.html

Must be catching, I did my chores wearing my 5" Jessica Simpson platform slingbacks. Actually, I had a need for them, because I was having a hard time cleaning the big aquarium since it stands so high. I was having to stand on my toes to reach the bottom with the gravel cleaner, then realized wearing those plats would make things much easier. Problem solved! After that, I just felt like keeping them on, so I cleaned the other two aquariums, and did all the vacuuming, mopping, dusting, and laundry with them on.

My sincere condolences to you and you family, Kneehighs.

Works for me too, I often do housework in heels. Nice look!

Hmmm.... Didn't the Mythbusters already bust this one?

My ex-wife and parents liked a fish recipe I bashed from the chef at the cafeteria at work. He made it a few times, and finally asked him what the ingredient in the plastic squeeze bottle was (white wine). I realized it was pretty simple, so I experimented and my wife and I agreed it's actually pretty good. Note the amounts aren't exact; I kinda go by the "that's about right" approach. 3-4 tilapia fillets About 2 cups grape tomatoes about 2 cups fresh baby spinach leaves 2 cloves garlic, minced. About 1/2 cup dry white wine (I usually use pinot grigiot) Saute the fish in olive oil and garlic, and add the white wine. Add the spinach and tomatoes, and cook until the tomatoes and spinach are tender. Improving things more, get some Italian or French bread, and put some olive oil, balsamic vinegar and some peeled garlic cloves in a shallow bowl or plate to dip the bread in.

I saw some news segment on TV where the reviewers were looking at those things. One observation they made is the manufacturer claims you can see the "dirt" the pads pull out after they have been used, but they poured pure water on them and realized the "dirt" is actually the innards of the pad (activated charcoal) soaking through and staining the outside of the pad. They looked just as dirty after pouring pure water on them as they did picking up sweat from your feet, so seeing the "dirt" on the pad was all hype.