I had a boss who only wore heels. From years of wearing heels her achilles tendons had shrunk and heels were the only shoes she felt comfortable in.
When I wore heels all the time at work, I often kept them on for more casual things and sometimes at home. It was more comfortable, because it was what I was used to. Really, your tendons can get used to it and change shape. Of course, I often went barefoot as well. Now that I don’t have to dress up as much at work, I’ve made the switch back to flats and that’s what I wear around the house.
I take my shoes off in the kitchen and go barefoot around the house, so does my husband. (We have a rear entry garage, so the kitchen is our entry into the house and it has tiled ceramic floors.) When we remodeled the house a few years ago, we put in off-white carpets, so shoes are “forbidden” past the tiled floors. It keeps the carpets cleaner by not tracking in the outside grime. We do not force our guests to remove their shoes.
I know of one person who wears high heels (not 1/2"… more like 3") because they had been in a car accident and their achilles tendons had been severed. They were able to reattach stuff, but she can no longer flex her foot enough to wear flats. So, high heels it is.
As for myself, I’ll wear them around the house when they are a new pair and I’m breaking them in. Much nicer to figure out that the heel slips on tile while the foot doesn’t (or vice versa) while I’m in a place where sudden dives for a counter to lean on won’t be laughed at. 
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I wear heels to work almost exclusively. Unless there’s company in the house when I come home, the minute I hit the door the shoes come off.
I wear heels to work because a) I’m short b) I like them and c) I can, since I sit and listen for a living. However, shoes and bra are history about 30 seconds inside the front door (panties came off in the car on the way home - 
-just kidding!)
I have some really beautiful high heels. It would be such a shame to never get to wear them…
I haven’t worn high heels since I was fifteen. I am too clumsy to wear them, and they don’t seem worth it to me. Platforms, I do wear sometimes.
About half the shoes I own are heels. (I have about 50 pairs of shoes total, which includes those which are “summer” and those which are “winter”.) Just last week, I bought a pair of Italian turqoise heels on clearance, but I digress.
Depending on the outfit, and my mood and plans for the day, I will wear flats or heels. Regardless of which I choose, any and all shoes will come off within seconds of walking through my front door. (And are often off if I’m sitting at my desk during the day.) The bra is the next thing that comes off (if I’m planning on staying in for the evening.)
My auntie lived in a flatblock what was mostly pensioners, and she dubbed the lady upstairs ‘Ms Heels’ cos I swear that woman clickety-clacked across the hardwood floors incessantly from 6am until late into the night. Even, it sounded, in the bath.
In fact, when it went silent up there once, and auntie knew the woman (who was very pleasant, just tappy) hadn’t gone out, and she rang for an ambulance – the lady had actually fallen ill, and was very grateful.
When she recovered and came home, she was back to wearing the heels, though.
I either go barefoot or wear sandals at home (depending on how clean the floor is). I don’t think I even own a pair of high heels right now. In fact the thought of wearing high heels make my feet hurt, but I have flat feet and must have arch support (my sandals have arch support).
I am probably a failure as a stereotypical woman because I only own a few pairs of shoes none of them are heels and none are very dressy. I went through that phase as a teenager and quickly outgrew it. I prefer comfort over style.
When I get home from a networking event, my heels are always the first thing to go. (BTW, I work from home, so I rarely wear shoes of any sort during the day - but I go to a lot of networking events to get clients and maintain relationships with existing clients - it’s the only time I actually wear “work” clothing and amounts to only a few times a week.) Anyway, it’s very rare for me to ever wear shoes in the house period unless I’m on my way out or on my way in. Or maybe I’ll wear a nice pair of heels when I’m entertaining, but that’s usually to make my guests more comfortable - I’d rather they didn’t feel as though they are required to take their shoes off if they don’t want to, though mine invariably get tucked under the coffee table or a chair by the end of the evening even then.
My wife wants to know if “in the bed” is the same as “around the house?”
I own a pair of tennis shoes for my workout. The rest of my life is spent in no less than 2 1/2" heels…usually 3". I wear them all day, shop in them after work, and then they’re off. I’m short, I like heels, and I have some very cute ones. All my boots also have heels. I live in 'em.
That’s me. I might wear nice-looking flats occasionally, but usually it’s only when I’m not feeling well or something.
I am in the minority of people who believe that athletic shoes only have a place in the gym or for the aformentioned yard work. I also think sweats of any kind are a travesty in almost any situation, as there are outfits designed for work outs making sweats completely unnecessary.
Still, I don’t wear heels around the house. I usually go barefoot.
All of you high-heel girls:
Do you sometimes pick the shoe to coincide with the length of the engagement? I have some shoes that are strictly 6-hour shoes or “sitting” shoes. If I’m going to go somewhere after work, I have to choose the “10-hour” shoes or I’ll be all fidgeting and wanting to amputate at the ankle.