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[literary-james.livejournal.com]

Someone explain women's love for shoes.

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[heartsdisfigure.livejournal.com]

Some of them are, uh, shiny? Shiny is appealing, right?

[literary-james.livejournal.com]

Shiny works on me. I mean, cars. iPods. Apple products. But - I don't know. Shoes?

[heartsdisfigure.livejournal.com]

Yeah well if I'm being honest here I have no idea either. But at least it's always an option when you need to get a woman a gift. I dread shopping, puts me to sleep almost instantly, so that helps.

[literary-james.livejournal.com]

[Laughs] Take me to the Apple store and I think I turn into a woman who's shopping for shoes. Take me to a clothing store and I slip into a coma, like you said.

I mean, a sexy pair of shoes is always a good thing, but I don't think I understand the need for certain brands. If they look nice, who the hell cares?

[bright-n-bubbly.livejournal.com]

Love? You think it's a love? Oh no it's worse than that. It's an obsession, unless you're me.

[literary-james.livejournal.com]

Why the obsession?

[bright-n-bubbly.livejournal.com]

Different reasons. Some make you look sexy, some make you feel sexy, some are just great for bumming around in and unlike guys who can just wear sneakers or black shoes, women's shoes MUST match their outfit.

[deep-red-bells.livejournal.com]

They make us feel sexy. Instant mood shifting. You can feel like HELL, put on a hot pair of stilettos? And bam. The day is better.

[literary-james.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'm not going to argue the hotness of stilettos. I think they're plenty hot.

I guess it makes sense, though. I guess men also typically like women's shoes for different reasons.

[deep-red-bells.livejournal.com]

And what reasons would those be?

[writer-sam.livejournal.com]

I wear my Vans and Converse. That's about it. No love for shoes there..well I love those shoes but..you get it. Poor person's curse, or is it a blessing?

[literary-james.livejournal.com]

Blessing. Definitely a blessing. Vans and Converse are the way to go. I love my Chucks.

[writer-sam.livejournal.com]

I agree. All other shoes are just to look good for the sake of looking good. It's not worth the pain, and money.

[adalia-krause.livejournal.com]

I'm supposed to love shoes? I can't stand the bothersome things!

[literary-james.livejournal.com]

See! Someone who speaks some sense. Most women love shoes. You're just a happy exception.

[adalia-krause.livejournal.com]

I don't see how I could love them, unless the were like not wearing shoes at all.

[joanofalltrades.livejournal.com]

For me, I don't even know where to begin. I <3 shoes!

[literary-james.livejournal.com]

If someone asked you why you like shoes, and you could only pick one reason, what would it be?

[joanofalltrades.livejournal.com]

They make me feel sexy.

[no-rainbows.livejournal.com]

Because it would hurt to walk around barefoot all the time?

[literary-james.livejournal.com]

[Laughs] Hey, barefoot is freeing! ... Not in the city, because that's disgusting, but at home. In parks.

[no-rainbows.livejournal.com]

[Smirks] So you're telling me that if we took the dogs for a walk in Central Park, you'd walk around barefoot?

[mabofwinterdark.livejournal.com]

There's power in a good pair of stilettos. Some are beautiful, most dress shoes. Some are comfortable, tennis shoes and the like. Of course, there are always the shoes that cross the line into fetishism. My spike heeled thigh high leather boots come to mind. Some are flirtatious, strappy sandals.

And of course there are the women who don't like shoes or don't care.

[literary-james.livejournal.com]

Power. Power over what?

[mabofwinterdark.livejournal.com]

Not all power has to be over something. Sometimes it just is. But, typically? The male libido. But it can also afford height to a short woman, and height is unconsciously registered as power and strength. Of course, there are the women who can't walk in the shoes without wobbling or falling on their rear ends. There's no power in that.