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Had a chance to fly recently. Each trip I plan out, what I want to wear on the flight. Have worn a 4" chunky boot once with skinny jeans, with the entire shoe exposed. That was fun, for the ~8h flight.

Another time, on a ~5h flight decided to wear something a bit different, so wore some ankle boots from Steve Madded, 4.5" stiletto heel, white snake print (like these, but ankle only: https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Madden-Womens-Fashion-Natural/dp/B08BFM15NB/ref=sr_1_9?keywords=Steve+Madden+Snake+Booties&qid=1665974294&qu=eyJxc2MiOiI2LjkwIiwicXNhIjoiNS42NyIsInFzcCI6IjQuMTQifQ%3D%3D&sr=8-9). They were under some boot-legged jeans, with ~3" of shoe showing. No problems through security, obviously took them off. Enjoyed the entire trip, flight was uneventful. On the destination terminal, as I'm exiting, stepping onto the escalator, I hear this strong grinding sound. When I got off the escalator, I immediately noticed one of my heels is different, and recognized it the heel tip coming off. Awesome. I'm walking on the little metal thing in the middle of the tip, completely bent... I was sad. In between meetings I took it a nearby cobbler, he looked at it and told me $15 to fix, and he'll have to drill the tip out and replace it. 24h later, I had my boots back!

Later that trip I did go for a long ~2h walk downtown with those boots on. That was a lot of fun! Unfortunately the heel started to wobble a tiny bit by the time i got back to the hotel, so am not quite sure whether something else is wrong with the heels, or it's normal...

A few more flights over the last 6 months, but have been sort of alternating between wearing skirts, or heels, on the flight.

Did want to wear 4" pumps once, but at the last minute switched the outfit out for a skirt instead... Just wanted to relax and take it easy, so skirts it was.

On 9/2/2022 at 3:57 AM, pebblesf said:

Hmm, well this hits home for sure.  I think I look pretty darn good when I look in the mirror from the waste down.  I'm not impressed when I look at the whole picture though.  

Definitely agree. Our mirror is such that if I'm wearing heels, I'm too tall to get my entire reflection in the mirror, my head is outside the mirror, and things usually look good waist-down, but am still not completely comfortable with the entire image. Society's image of what a man/woman should be is deeply ingrained in us I assume.

It has gotten much better over time, and I'm much more comfortable. Look at images online of what women wear, and try to copy those styles that I like, with a modification that above-the-waist it's my normal cloths, below-the-waist it's usually something from the other side of the store.

On 9/1/2022 at 12:09 PM, Cali said:

@pebblesf  Wait until you take your knee stilettos off and they go through the machine.

 

What's so special about those? Just the scene it causes?

My worry with something like this is actually fitting into the seat.

10 hours ago, Shyheels said:

It’s quite surprising how many women do not walk gracefully in heels, even ones you would think would be experts. There is a very elegant woman who does fashion on Instagram, and who I follow, who is surprisingly coltish in heels. I hadn’t noticed when she was just posting stills but now that reels are the big thing on IG, she’s posting video and she doesn’t walk well  - bent knees and vaguely tottery

Any chance you could either post a few links here, or send me a PM with them? Would like to have a look, just so I have a clearer idea of what you mean. Thanx!

Was able to have some fun over the last week or so.

- Went to breakfast to a hotel a few times. Once wearing torn jeans with dark blue 4.5" pumps. It looked fantastic, and I felt as such (one of the waiters -a guy- complimented me on the heels). Another time 4.5" white pumps with a white/pink mini-skirt. Another time dark blue mini-skirt with 4.5" pumps. Anxiety kicked in each time, but I made it through. The restaurant was usually full.

- Torn jeans, with 4.5" chunky heeled mules (jeans go to ankle), took the metro to another city, walked around for ~5 hours, then went home. Shoes are super-comfy, had no issues. OK, my ankle went out 2-3 times, but was able to recover immediately. Aside from that, it was fun!

- Same mules as above, with torn-jean-mini-skirt, went downtown for a few hours. Found a store that was closing, with a bunch of heels in the display. 80% off and such. Went in, a lot of it wasn't my style, but ended up trying on a few shoes, and buying 3 pairs. Paid like $45 total, totally unexpected purchase, but for that price I couldn't resist. The heels are awesome. One is a combat boot, but the best way to describe it is "cute"! Lady told me to try them on, no problem.

- Coffee shop & a store in a black mini-skirt and a new 5" stiletto mule. The shoes are super-comfortable. Anxiety kicked in, but was defeated in 2-3 minutes.

I don't get it... Some of these shoes are so comfortable, like I'm walking on a cloud! The two mules I mentioned above, I will be really upset when they break, as it feels like they're crafted to my feet and I could wear them all day.

Wish I could do this more often... For all of these, I usually wear a nice shirt. Given that no breasts are showing, and I have stubble on my face, it's obvious I'm a guy. Been working a lot on my posture/confidence. I envy women who can do this without anyone batting an eye. But I rarely see any heels being worn.

A week back had to go on an 8h flight. Wore some 4.5" chunky heeled shoes with jeans that go above the ankle. Jeans did nothing to cover the heels. Heels were like this but in brown:

At security, everyone is walking through the detector with their shoes on, so I line up. When it's my turn, the guard points to my shoes, tells me to put it through the xray. Did. No problems at all at any time during the flight. It was fun!

On the way back didn't feel like wearing heels, so ended up wearing black opaque tights with a black mini-skirt. Was super comfortable.

14 hours ago, Shyheels said:

THats the joy of it - the freedom to have a personal preference, develop your own style. That's what is missing in men's fashion. 

Well said!

On 8/5/2022 at 3:06 AM, mlroseplant said:

I am not sure what your personal objection is, but I can tell you from experience that taking photos of yourself is a very valuable learning experience if you care the least amount about how you present yourself in public. Better yet, take a video. THAT can be an eye-opening experience. And it doesn't necessarily have to do with heels or skirts or anything like that. For example, I never noticed how badly I slumped my shoulders and put my head forward when I walked. Now I know what to work on. That really has nothing to do with heels, it's more a health thing. We should stand up straight in general for better health. You may not have that problem, I'm just giving that as an example.

Awesome point. I have been trying to pay attention to my posture, straight back, shoulders back, head up, show confidence. Just like anything, it's a work in progress. I can't do this with my wife, so taking videos or pictures is a bit tricky. I would love to see it, but it's a bit of a problem. I know what you mean though. 

I'll keep pushing myself. Have found that the anxiety does get better. Actually, let me rephrase. The anxiety level has gotten a bit better, but at the same time the heels have been getting more obvious!

On 8/5/2022 at 6:33 AM, SF said:

Hidden Heels, Nice sandals, (don't hide them) but that is my preferred shoe style.  Glad that you had an enjoyable time out and about.  It can be fun and invigorating.  The hesitation and nervousness does go away with experience.  It just takes time, and experience.  

Last Monday I visited my favorite shoe store to check out a sale they were having, and found a wonderful pair of sandals, even tho I do not need any more sandals, ha ha.  The shopping experience was great, the staff were great as well, just another customer shopping for ladies sandals, that happened to be a guy.  

Enjoy your time out, have fun!  smile...   sf 

Hey, I understand. I am having trouble fitting my heels into the space I've allocated them, but can't resist. They're gorgeous, and let me have some fun! So I buy them. Although the standards have been getting higher, I want more padding, more comfortable shoes, and have settled on ~4.5" as the sweet-spot.

I really wonder how frequent it is that a guy goes into a shoe store and tries on women's shoes.

About a year back, I recall ordering online some heels for an in-store pickup in that exact same shoe-store. I did go in wearing heels, hidden as best as possible. Compared to this most recent visit, I would say it's progress.

Sorry, do not like posting pics.

Not a huge number of chances to do any heeling lately, or skirts. Did do one outing a few days ago. White shirt, denim mini-skirt, and 5" heels (like in the picture, except there's a small strap on the back). Stubble on my face, obvious I'm a guy.

The shoes are the most comfortable heels I've worn. No problems walking in them. Bought them in a 2nd-hand store a few weeks back, but I love them. I don't feel like I'm wearing heels at all.

Anyway, planned out a small trip. Went to a 2nd-hand store to browse around. Went in. A bit nervous, could feel my heart-rate and anxiety up there. After about 5 minutes calmed down. Checked out the shoes (nothing ), and skirts (nothing). Am not looking for anything in particular, just for "outstandingly awesome" items, like my boots from the previous post. No one commented. Was there ~15 minutes?

Got in the car. A few days prior I noticed some really cute heels on sale at a local shoe-store, thought I would stop by the mall and see if I could buy them. This is a mall, quite busy, so the nervousness came back, but went in, went to the shoe-store, pointed out the two shoes I wanted to buy. The lady brought them out, I tried them on. Both were super comfortable, nice padding on the bottom makes a huge difference! Bought them. Went to another store to look at some cloths. Browsed around a bit. Was at the mall for an hour? Got in the car and went to another 2nd-hand store. Nothing there either. Then sat in a coffee-shop for an hour working.

Got used to the skirt and heels I was wearing. Was quite comfortable in them! The heels look "manly" and the skirt was denim, also somewhat "manly". I don't know... My original plan was another skirt and stiletto heels, but wasn't too comfortable with that, whereas I think this worked well. I had fun. No one said anything.

Hello Everyone!

Haven't been here in a long while. Things have been super busy for work. In terms of heeling, I am able to do some heeling outside, probably once, maybe twice a week? Not as much as I hope, but I'll take what I can get. It's still a struggle with my wife, she's very unsupportive.

Regardless, my heeling has evolved. I've become much more comfortable, and confident in what I can do, and am brave enough to do. Some of my bravest moments include:

- going to get a hair-cut in 5" white stiletto boots, under blue jeans. It was in a mall, where I went shopping for an hour or so afterwards. The boots are super-comfy, and I have since ordered a few more colours in the same size/fashion.

- wore my 4" combat ankle boots with a skirt a few times. So the boots are not always hidden anymore. Working on unhiding them.

No one has ever commented on my fashion, heels, skirts. OK, I did get a few compliments when wearing a skirt, but nothing negative was ever said about the heels. So I keep going. It's getting easier, and the number of Fs I give about other's thoughts is approaching 0. Just need to balance this with the desires of my wife.

12 hours ago, Shyheels said:

Perception and reality are not the same things. People may act as though they are and that may have consequences. Your boss believing you to be an idiot does not make you an idiot. Your boss may well be the idiot - but an idiot with power to sack you.

That does not make you an idiot.

Your next boss may decide you’re a genius.

So do you go through life living in multiple simultaneous realities? Seriously?

Perceptions may have consequences, but that does not alter reality. If someone perceives Donald Trump to be a great businesman, that does not make him a great businessman.  For many yers Bernie Madoff was perceived to be a brilliant businessman and straight shooter offering huge returns - so was he a brilliant businesman and straight shooter? That was the perception. Was it the reality as well?

For work, you likely have 1 boss you work with every day, so their perception (or perception of reality) matters, and influences your finances/outlook/prospects a lot.

With heels, assuming you're not at work, you are being "perceived" by every single person, strangers really, who see you. There's no way you can satisfy the judgements of all of these strangers, and there really shouldn't be any expectation to do so. They're irrelevant. And if they're irrelevant, then why should we care about them?

On 3/27/2021 at 4:12 AM, Pierre1961 said:

He would be welcome for sure. But this site is probably not what he is looking for. We all are at first high heel lovers. Trying to match the shoes with different outfit with more or less success. He is more a midcrossdresser searching the best combination with male tops and females ones below the waist. The shoes are more accessories to match the skirt.

i take the risk to say that I am not a great fan of his style what is far from my taste. Some members here succeeding in matching the ( nicer) shoes much better. 

Nevertheless hats off for his boldness.

I wonder, for an outsider (who is not into heels or crossdressing or similar) whether they would clump "just high heels" and "midcrossdressers" into the same category?

My main criteria is, is he pretending to be a woman when wearing those cloths? No. So don't see that much difference between "just high heels" and "midcrossdressers". But that's my viewpoint.

On 4/1/2021 at 3:28 AM, mlroseplant said:

Funny you should mention that, because for many years now, I have considered 4.5 inches of rise to be my practical limit, but not all shoes are created equal. The pumps pictured just above are just fine to walk in, though pushing it for longer walks. I also have them in tan/brown. My Steve Madden mules that you like so well are also 4.5 inch rise, but with no platform. They are also no problem, despite their very tiny stiletto heels.

However, I tried out a pair of shoes last night for a recording at the church, and by the end of the hour, I was having second thoughts about choosing them. Pictured below are my House of Harlow oxfords. They also measure up at a 4.5 inch rise, but they feel steeper somehow. I have decided that church is not a great place to test out untried shoes. At first blush, it seems like it would be--you never have to walk a super long distance, and not fast. What I've failed to realize in nearly 9 years of public heeling, is that you have three things to deal with at my particular church: 1) Lots of stairs. Upstairs is no problem, downstairs is the worst. I could take the elevator, but that's for old people. 2) Squidgy carpet in the sanctuary. Not high heel friendly at all. We were going to have that 50 year old carpet replaced, but then the pandemic hit. I do not know the status of that at the moment. 3) A slight slope all the way from the door down to the street, where it turns to a steeper slope. No problem on your way in, very difficult on the way out if you're already at or past your limit on steepness. There was no way I could negotiate that last walk out to the car AND keep my knees gracefully straight. Luckily, I don't think too many people saw.

Which leads me to tonight's decision for Maundy Thursday service. What should  I wear? I should probably choose something more in the 4 inch range.

Those, and the Nine West heels are awesome! I would agree with you, would have to have these...

The jeans I wear are definitely not worn/greasy.

But I agree, the overall outfit must match. I find if I'm wearing heels, I can spend 30 minutes just picking stuff out, and trying things on. Which is why these pair of heels work great, I know they fit the overall outfit, so I can just grab them and go. But family isn't supportive, so I can't exactly leave the home dressed like that.

Sorry for the lack of updates, life's been busy.

It's become sort of a routine. A few times a week when I go to work, I stop by a mall, switch into some heeled shoes and go in. Usually grab something at a coffee shop and sit in the food court and work for an hour. Sometimes I do some shopping/browsing. Usually am able to spend an hour doing this. Getting out of the car is not an issue 90% of the time anymore. I didn't expect those 4.5" stiletto boots I bought for USD$15 to change everything. They fit perfectly, and go with my casual-suit perfectly. They've become my go-to shoes, and have spent a lot of time in them already. I've gone back to the store I bought them from, hoping they would have another pair, but they didn't (had to ask the sales lady - and was wearing those same shoes while doing so!). Anyway, I attribute a lot of my progress to that pair of heels.

Have also worn pumps a few times, and a few other pairs of boots. Usually with dress-pants, but sometimes with long jeans. Want to wear more pumps... Have worn skirts (without heels) a few times, trying to keep it professional looking, but they're super comfortable. Once in a rare while I am able to do skirts with heels, that's fun!

One of my most recent purchases is a pair that looks like this:

I just find those to be awesome in shape, colour, everything. And, to me, they look quite manly under dress-pants.

Anyway, lots of progress I think...

[why are my images squished??]

2 hours ago, balletboot said:

Yes just a slim leg mens dress pants, peacoat and heels!

Sometimes I wish I had an office job so this could be my work attire..

When I do go to the office, I wear pants similar to that. Then switch into heels on the way home for some shopping. I found it works quite nicely and all I need to do is swap shoes. Sadly, don't go to the office too much nowadays.

Need a new coat too, something slimming, like a peacoat ...

52 minutes ago, balletboot said:

It's been awhile since I've posted. Been a very busy last few months at work.

 

Managed to get out today wore my aldo boots to do alittle shoping/errands.

I hope I will have more time for heels next year! 

Considered wearing these instead but I was liking the boots more for how much walking I had to do!

Dress pants? Looks good.

What drew me to heels? Nothing that I can recognize. They are just awesome. Now where things go from the heels, I don't know.

There are some awesome heels there, I can see why you're interested in ordering. Lots of shoes, but never heard of them either. Not a big footprint on the Internet either.

Order with a credit-card, so you can dispute if something goes sideways?

On 12/22/2020 at 10:54 AM, Chorlini said:

Yeah, there's a lot of women who are full of 'I'm so accepting of everyone and everything' talk, but when the time comes to select a mate they go as traditionally as possible. Just look at how brutal women are when it comes to height. If you're a dude shorter then 1m80 you got your work cut out for you on the dating market cause your market value is LOW. You check the average female dating profile and you can't help escape the notion that what they want is only 5% of the male population. And they ALL seem to want that same 5%. Tall, handsome, athletic, no gut, financially well off, high emotional and social intelligence, if you're that dude the world is your oyster. Hell, you might even get your GF to accept to your heels cause they know they got a unicorn and if she drops it, some sister will come along and snap you up in a heartbeat. So yeah, if you do come across a woman who has everything you want in a woman, wants you too (which is already effin' hard as it is in this online dating wasteland), but just not your heels, it might be really hard for some people to say no to that. There's a LOT of lonely single men out there and unicorns are impossible to find. The alternative might be getting old alone with cats or dogs, or settling for a woman who does agree to you wearing heels, but to whom you feel little attraction.

And even on the slim chance you do find what you want, as the guy who gave us the crazy/hot matrix said, any woman can disappear of the scale and reappear on a totally different spot. Maybe she has no objections today, but in a year's time after getting a lot of flak from her girlfriends (girl, that boyfriend of yours with his heels makes you look ridiculous) she might start to object. Always make sure to check out the girlfriends cause they might have more influence on her then you do.

People do change. What is OK now might not be in 10 years. I don't know if it's realistic to make a "do or do not" decision now, because today's actions are not 100% predictors of the future...

On 12/22/2020 at 7:08 AM, LuvsStiletto said:

I remember the first time that I went out wearing 4” stiletto heels, vs. the 4” chunky/block heels that I had been wearing out, up to that point. The only real “difference”, was that of which was in my own mind. I was wearing lengthy boot cut jeans, which covered much of the tall, thin heel, however, whenever I walked past a shop window, I could see that a portion of the stiletto heel was still very much visible. In other words, the jeans helped cover them to an extent, but the combination of movement, the high heel “clicking sound” on the pavement, and the obviously pointed toes, clearly gave it away, that I was wearing stilettos. Despite all of that, aside from a few individuals quickly glancing at my choice of footwear, then carrying on, with whatever they were doing, it was basically a non-event. I find most people truly don’t care what type of shoes a stranger is wearing. At least for me, once I got over the “hurdle” imposed in my own mind, the experience itself is definitely exhilarating, but also somewhat disappointing, in that, the reactions you expect from passers by, often don’t match the expectations you set before you head out. It’s a good thing, in a way, but it also “robs” you of some of the “attention” you may or not have been expecting. When you experience enough of these instances, you begin to realize that most of society is more concerned with what they have going on, at the moment, than with some random guy they’ve never met, who happens to be wearing heels. Go at your own pace, but realize it’s only footwear. To those of us, who love heels, it’s obviously more, but most people who may notice, simply have too much else going on in their routines, to afford it much more, than that passing “glance”. Good luck!

So very true. I don't think I'm doing it for the attention, as otherwise I tend to be a very introvert person, and don't like to be in the spotlight. If we want to take into account the unconscious, then I would need to go see a psychologist to figure that out. I don't do it for the attention, but definitely understand what you mean. In my head, over the years and years, it was a big thing. Now when I go out in obviously high heels, and there is no reaction, I'm of two minds: 1) I'm very happy to be able to do what I want and not be hassled, and 2) somewhat disappointed that I made it out to be such a big thing in my head when it wasn't. All those years lost, when I could have been exploring this and I didn't, or tried to do it in secret when it was dark.

I realize it's only footwear. I've had no chances over the holidays to even look at my shoes, much less wear them. Yesterday I was cleaning up, and got a hold of one in my hands, and realized that I'm just looking at some comfy shoes, nothing special. Not women's shoes, just shoes. This is a very different viewpoint than what I had even a year or two back.

On 12/23/2020 at 5:21 AM, mlroseplant said:

I do find that things have changed in the last 10 years. I don't get nearly the attention I did when I first started wearing heels in public, even though my heels today are far more daring than they were back then. Before 2015, phones were out when I walked by! I'm very surprised I have never found myself on the internet somewhere. Today, I might get a few glances, I might even get a few grimaces, but nobody bothers to whip their phone out anymore.

Just curious, is that a complaint or a relief for you? It's a relief for me. Have thought a lot about what I would say if I ran into someone I know... Which is one thing. Being plastered on the 'net is another. At the moment though, I mainly care about my family's viewpoint.

On 12/23/2020 at 10:22 AM, Cali said:

I stopped for some my (coffee) beans for a month. I get a special blend I make.  The woman putting the beans in the bag asked if I wanted them blend and before I could answer, the one taking the money answered, "no, he the one that does it himself."   

I said "I thought you might know me by my heels" to which the she said, "heels?" and the woman getting the beans said "yeah, he always has nice heels on, what do you have on today?"

But the bug-eyed stare I got at Costco just before was classic. The older guy shopping with his wife couldn't keep his eyes off my heels, mouth ajar.  

Jealousy?

7 hours ago, Chorlini said:

Brand name does serve one important function though, you know what their sizing will be. You never really know if size X that fits with brand Y will fit with unknown brand Z. Especially with shoes bought from eBay or Aliexpress you're really playing a guess game. Same with shoes bought in stores. Not everyone dares to go in and sit down to fit. And many of us don't even have to bother as our feet are just too big to fit into anything that's available in retail.

As @mlroseplant said, except when you don't. Aldo, at least for me, seems to be this way. Same with Le Chateau. Have a really comfortable size 10 4" ankle boot that fits perfectly with socks, and another size 10 that I can barely put on without socks or with hose. So I gave up on predicting sizes.

On 12/18/2020 at 8:22 AM, mlroseplant said:

I wasn't going to go to the trouble of doing a write-up on this pair of sandals, which I acquired about two months ago, but I have changed my mind. I know that there are some of you who would probably like to see them whether or not I ever wear them as part of a regular outfit, which is doubtful. When I ordered them, I had some idea that I might be able to actually wear them in the real world, but once they arrived in person, it seems rather unlikely, for reasons which I will enumerate shortly. As many of you know, I am trying to expand the heel heights in which I can walk well and in which I can walk and stand comfortably for an extended period. Currently, the steepest shoe I will venture out in is about 4 1/2" difference between toe and heel. I would like to expand that up to 5" someday. This is on U.S. Women's size 9.

Pictured here we have a pair of Hey Si Mey silver open toed mules, with a sort of holographic rainbow film built into the upper. The heel is just plain metallic silver. They are your straight Chinese-type "party sandal," ordered directly from China, but they weren't super cheap. I paid about 70 USD for them with free shipping. On a slow boat from China, so they took quite a while to get here. I believe there is a reason why they cost 70 bucks, they do seem to be a cut above your typical cheap Chinese shoe. They are very solidly made, I detected no chemical odor when I opened the package, and the craftsmanship is definitely a few notches above the really cheap shoes. No odd bits sticking out where they shouldn't be, no uneven seams, no blobs of dried glue, or anything of that sort. I ordered size 40, per their inches/cm size conversion chart. That turned out spot on, as they are just the right length, and the strap happens to fit my foot also, which can be rather unpredictable. Typically I take size 39 or even 38 1/2 in a sandal.

Now for the disappointing bits. When I saw the shoes pictured on the website, they appeared to be somewhere in the neighborhood of 5 1/2" high, no platform of course. Because I am used to wearing mules, my personal choice on most occasions, I thought it might be good to have that style in my aspirational heel height. However, when the shoes actually arrived, the heels measured a mere 5", right on the dot. I thought, "Hmmm, how can this be?" If you haven't guessed, I'm about to tell you how that can be. Number One, the toe and ball-of-foot length (in other words, the front part which is parallel with the floor before the shoe begins to sweep upwards toward the heel) on these shoes is slightly longer than it should be to fit my foot. Which is ironic, because every Asian that I personally know (and I know quite a few!) has shorter toes than me, in some cases substantially shorter. At any rate, this particular proportionality makes the shoe much steeper than it would be otherwise with only a 5" heel. Also, it is designed with a sort of "super arch," meaning that the shoe flattens back out slightly where your heel rests, instead of sweeping upward in basically a straight line like most higher heels do. The combination of these two factors make the shoe unbelievably steep for having a mere 5" of heel height, and there is a small gap behind the arch of my foot where the shoe does not match the contour of my foot. I have seen much worse, but it's there. It's not a deal breaker in and of itself.

All of this is a rather long and complicated way of saying that I can't walk in them without taking the smallest, most mincing steps while still keeping my knees straight. It's very hard to tell in the mirror exactly, due to the angle from which I am able to see, but it sure looks like the tops of my feet are nearly perpendicular with the floor, which is a bit more extreme than I had in mind when I ordered the silly things. And in a way, silly they are. It would be quite a bold statement to wear them out somewhere, even if I could walk well in them, but that alone would probably not stop me. However, it is doubtful I will ever get to the point where I would feel comfortable crossing a parking lot in them, so for now I will consider them training shoes only. I still like them. They're cool!

 

They look really really nice though!

2 hours ago, Pierre1961 said:

That brings us to the other topic:can you stop wearing heels?

No. but if I could  it would be a huge money saving. 

Hahaha, so true! A large store which carries shoes is going bankrupt here, and I've been looking at some of their shoes. They're nice, and some I've been eyeing for a long while, but I can't put them anywhere, and I don't want to spend more money...

5 hours ago, Cali said:

Maybe its time to change your username and passwords.

You don't need any usernames/passwords to read these posts, or to come across an image of your partner on the internet.

2 hours ago, Cali said:

Then you never looked down at a 20 foot jump drop into power off an icy cornice.

Or been out in 17 foot seas in a 17 foot long boat.

 

Please don't take my sentences out of context. I highly doubt the "hobbies" you mentioned come with such social cost and would cause you such grief if you had to give them up.