# Do you like high heels? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 22, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518 "2010-11-22T05:08:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Tabby\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/81 "2010-11-23T02:10:36Z")
I actually quite liked the shoe-booties (ankle boots?). I like the gladiator boots too! Peeptoe boots, now I can get behind you on that. ---
**Author:** ![Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/82 "2010-11-23T02:17:35Z")
> [@Invisible\_Chimp](#): > > I am a man and I feel guilty about this, but I think a woman looks so sexy in heels. Agreed, although I don’t feel guilty that I think women look sexy in heels. I’m a man, and my wife won’t wear them. I wouldn’t force her to wear them (even if I could), so seeing women in heels just goes into my visual and/or fantasy file. ---
**Author:** ![Not\_a\_Platypus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d26b3c/32.png) [@Not\_a\_Platypus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_a_Platypus)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/83 "2010-11-23T02:23:02Z")
I’m female and hate wearing high heels. They can be very pretty, but I’ve never found a pair that I could wear comfortably, though frankly I’d _never_ wear shoes if it were practical. I try to wear as little on my feet as possible. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/84 "2010-11-23T03:00:36Z")
I like them. They HATE me. Subsequently, I have, in the past, purchased exquisite italian leather heels\* and use them as jewelry holders 'cause I couldn’t even stand in them for long, much the less walk. le sigh. \*For very cheap at a second hand store ---
**Author:** ![gallows\_fodder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8c91f0/32.png) [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/85 "2010-11-23T03:24:46Z")
I’m 32 and just learned how to walk in heels a few months ago, and now I love wearing them. Some of them are surprisingly comfortable, too\*, even after wearing them all day and evening. All of my heels are 3" and under, though – I can’t even walk down the aisle in the shoe store wearing anything higher than that. \*I can’t find a link to the exact shoe, but my most comfortable pair is made by Madden Girl. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Panic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/don_t_panic/32/398_2.png) [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/86 "2010-11-23T03:24:58Z")
I’m a man, and it’s perfectly obvious to me that high heels were invented by a man so that women would be unable to run away from rapists. Um, actually that doesn’t make it clear whether I like them or not. For the record, I \*don’t \*like them. I don’t think they don’t look sexy in the slightest - in fact, they’re often a turn-off to me. I might be setting myself up for romantic failure here, but I like my women independent, intelligent and in sneakers. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/87 "2010-11-23T03:25:31Z")
> [@wakingdream](#): > > I don’t just not like them, I find them actively unattractive. My wife doesn’t really like wearing them, which is just fine by me. Ladies, there are men out there who think practical shoes are sexy. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/88 "2010-11-23T05:11:50Z")
Men, there are women out there who aren’t dressing for you. Just sayin’. Hey, anyone who’s wearing heels to attract a man, feel free to toss 'em aside. I fully endorse this decision. If you hate them, no point to attracting a man who’ll expect you to wear them On the other hand, if you get up and dress every day to make \*yourself \*feel good, do what pleases _you_, be it heels, flats, gladiator sandals. Anything but peeptoe boots, I beg of you. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/89 "2010-11-23T05:13:16Z")
Okay, I’m gonna need a link for these crazy boots. I’m afraid to google for it or my computer will blow up. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the abomination that is a “peep toe” boot. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/90 "2010-11-23T07:13:16Z")
What kind of sexless philistine doesn’t \*worship \*the sight of a beautiful woman in sexy high heels? ---
**Author:** ![Jennyrosity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/91 "2010-11-23T07:26:02Z")
> [@lindsaybluth](#): > > Okay, I’m gonna need a link for these crazy boots. I’m afraid to google for it or my computer will blow up. I don’t think I’ve ever seen the abomination that is a “peep toe” boot. [Peep-toe boots.](http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=en&q=peep-toe+boots&um=1&biw=1280&bih=619&ie=UTF-8&ei=zmvrTNrQA5SFhQeaofC9AQ&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CFMQrQQwAg) Vile things, and utterly ludicrous. If the weather is such that you need to wear boots, you don’t want your toes exposed. ---
**Author:** ![Norse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/92 "2010-11-23T07:46:57Z")
I’m male, and I think high heels are sexy. Provided the wearer can walk on them and is comfortable on them. On someone who can’t wear them properly they just look ridiculous, and in that case I thoroughly prefer that the woman wears flats. My wife is just 3cm shorter than I am, and just because of that she’s not comfortable wearing high heels when we go out together. I think that I wouldn’t mind (hey, Tom Cruise is about my height, and he’s been dating women who wear high heels, so why can’t I do that?). ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/93 "2010-11-23T07:50:56Z")
Woman here who loves heels. 80% of my shoes are 3" heels or higher. Platforms to stilettos, I like them all. ---
**Author:** ![lshaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e36b37/32.png) [@lshaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lshaw)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/94 "2010-11-23T07:58:02Z")
I like them, and I especially enjoy the extra inches added to my height. No heel size can faze me. Compared to the type of beating my feet had to take in my younger dancing days, walking in high heels ranks a 0 on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being painless & easy and 10 being painful & awkward. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/95 "2010-11-23T19:24:24Z")
> [@Jennyrosity](#): > > [Peep-toe boots.](http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=en&q=peep-toe+boots&um=1&biw=1280&bih=619&ie=UTF-8&ei=zmvrTNrQA5SFhQeaofC9AQ&sa=X&oi=product_result_group&ct=title&resnum=3&ved=0CFMQrQQwAg) Vile things, and utterly ludicrous. If the weather is such that you need to wear boots, you don’t want your toes exposed. I don’t like “peep toe” anything. Stupid concept, IMO. If you want to wear sandals, wear sandals. If you want to wear shoes or boots, wear shoes or boots. Is the sight of a toe and a half poking out at the end of a shoe supposed to be sexy? While we’re on the subject, I also don’t get the concept of “toe cleavage.” Seems like another stupid construct of the shoe industry. To me, it makes it look like your shoes don’t fit right. Yeah, I know. I’m a curmudgeon. I have nothing against sexy things–but _stupid_ things that are supposed to be sexy just make me shake my head. As always, your mileage may vary and everyone has a right to his or her own opinion. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/96 "2010-11-23T19:27:12Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > I don’t like “peep toe” anything. Stupid concept, IMO. If you want to wear sandals, wear sandals. If you want to wear shoes or boots, wear shoes or boots. Is the sight of a toe and a half poking out at the end of a shoe supposed to be sexy? > > \ > > As always, your mileage may vary and everyone has a right to his or her own opinion. Thing is, I don’t know a single person who owns, likes, or at least does not loathe the peep-toe boot. So, who is driving the market here? Why are we still seeing these? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/97 "2010-11-23T19:52:41Z")
> [@Not\_a\_Platypus](#): > > though frankly I’d _never_ wear shoes if it were practical. I try to wear as little on my feet as possible. Hobbit. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/98 "2010-11-23T20:00:26Z")
I hate them. They are medieval torture devices to make women walk funny and hurt them. they should be banned. They service no positive purpose. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/99 "2010-11-23T20:19:36Z")
Yikes. Peep toe boots are ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518/100 "2010-11-23T20:21:43Z")
This may upset some people, but I question the intelligence of anyone that wears high heels. And anyone that complains about sore feet when wearing high heels? Well there’s a special place in hell for them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-high-heels/561518.md?page=6)