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Well done, you've now found out how easy it is. It's good to have some moral support too. I was surprised at how different walking outside is compared to walking indoors on carpet. What a shoe feels like inside is no indication of how it will feel after a bit of walking. In Italy a couple of weeks ago, I wore some stiletto boots I've had for six months but never worn outside before. After about half an hour my left foot was in agony. I couldn't understand it. All was revealed when I went back to the hotel, and on investigation found a piece of cardboard packaging about 3" x 2" still in there. After that they were very comfy.

Sometimes it's hard to know what to do in that situation. I treated him like I would a friendly drunk. And answered no to his questions, "Are you gay?" "Are you a drag queen?" "Are you wearing a thong?" One of the answers was a lie. He didn't ask me about hosiery. I would have liked to hit him, but he was at least twenty years younger than me and looked about 30% heavier, he was a stocky lad, and getting arrested for affray whilst wearing heels wouldn't have been good. I told him if he was going to take my picture and video me I'd have made sure to have a really nice pair of heels. Perhaps the clip is on the internet - who knows. And to love heel, as every one here says put it to the back of your mind, don't worry about it. It's good advice, you can't let yourself be dictated to by idiots.

Five years ago I was just over 10 stone, 142 lbs about 65kg, and could do 100 miles on my bike on a Sunday without too much trouble. Now I'm 12 and a half stone, 175 lbs and 79Kg, I ride my bike to the station. So it's high time to do something about it. Mrs. F and I have got a diet challenge going. The one who loses the most weight (I won't tell you hers - that wouldn't be gentlemanly - only to say she's dropped 10 dress sizes in three years - all credit to her. I couldn't believe it seeing her in her size 22 jeans. There are prizes to be got. If I win I get to wear whatever heels I want on our Christmas holiday to the French Alps, if she wins she gets a kitten. I have to prevent that happening!!! So far I'm 1Kg in the lead, so far so good. I'll keep you posted.

Thanks Guys, You're right, I was on a bit of a roll for the fortnight before that and this happened. I'd pushed the boundaries, out a bit. I'd been browsing a lot in Victoria Street, where I work, I tried on a pair of ladies trousers in the Army and Navy and then tried on a pair of boots in Clarks, (they've got a bad name - but these were a nice pair of 3" stiletto knee boots). Here the staff were wonderful. I think I made their day they were so helpful, complimented me (that's their job) and asked me what I'd wear with them. It was quite a thrill, probably because of the danger of getting seen by someone at work, I'm not ready to wear heels to work yet, if ever. Thinking about it his friends were embarrased and were glad when they managed to drag him away.

I hope this isn't too far off the topic, do you find that your partners blow hot and cold over your heels? It's probably that levels of acceptance differ from day to day, but I find it frustrating. We went to Sardinia recently for a weekend and I was hoping for a great heeling weekend, but she wasn't too keen. I managed to wear my stiletto ankle boots out shopping and for a meal though. The weather was great, but the shoe shops didn't have anything bigger than a 39, and were all run by thuggish looking men. She noticed me getting "don't come in here" looks when I was browsing. Never mind, I didn't have €300 to spend on a gorgeous pair of boots anyway! It wasn't all negative though, my first experience of very cobbled streets showed me that there's nothing to fear in the combination of 4" stilettos and cobbles. Also we hired bikes and did about 40K, as we didn't have our cycling shorts with us I wore a pair of tight shiny ladies trousers from H&M and a shoulder revealing new look lycra top. That didn't cause her many qualms, the only male clothes visible were my work shoes that look a bit like walking boots. Great Fun.

Where do you live that the sun sets at 6am? Australia?

Here's my two penneth worth - for the average sales person in a shoe shop it adds a bit of spice to their day to get a male customer trying on ladies shoes. I'm very very new to this, but I just love trying on shoes in shops, and as long as you're polite, and as everyone before me has said, confident, i.e. you know your money is as good as anyone else's, you're as likely to get feted by the staff. As has already been said it's good to talk to the staff about them. Put both shoes on, (establish that you don't look a complete prat in them), then walk around and ask the staff what they think of them and engage them in conversation. Shoe sales people are people after all, and their days must drag.

I had my worst experience wearing heels so far:- Whitgift Centre Croydon last Friday. I had an hour before meeting up with Mrs. F so naturally a bit of shoe shopping. I'd just been in Zucchi shoes, I think they're an independent shop, looking at a lovely pair of 4" block heel ankle boots which were only £10 but didn't fit in a 40 and no 41s there. As I was leaving a young asian lad, late teens - early twenties, approached me and asked "Are those ladies shoes you're wearing, do you mind if I take a photograph on my mobile" So far so good, but he followed me round shouting, "You're wearing ladies shoes, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU MAN!" This continued for what seemed like five minutes. Amazingly I didn't loose my cool. I'm so glad Mrs F. wasn't with me. She would have been mortified. I haven't told her about it, she'd worry about it. He stopped when a friend of his dragged him away. I was wearing black 3" blade heeled ankle boots. It wasn't like I was even in stillettoes, I didn't realise they were that noticeable, no one else seemed to notice, until then and virtually everyone in the Whitgift Centre was aware of my footwear. He probably was watching me inside the shop. Well such is life, there are nutters who follow people around shouting for very little reason

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Del Boy I'm so so sorry everyone it was asking to be said!

Talking of Acton, has anyone been to the Acton Depot? It might be a bit of a specialist heelmeet.

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I take it we're playing the LUL-DLR extented rules? If not, abject apologies. F

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I'm teaching Mrs F. to play the violin. Anyone else tried to teach their partner an instrument? I started with good intentions and said to myself, no it's not going to be like teaching my wife to drive.....

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