Chalk me up as another woman who LOVES her heels and is not the least bit uncomfortable in them. I’m wearing 4 inch heels right now, at work, and feel fine-no pain or discomfort here. I also didn’t “wobble in” this morning. I think most wobblers are either inexperienced walking in heels, are wearing really uncomfortable shoes or are drunk. Or possibly all three. 
If I have anything over about an inch high, I tend to twist my ankles or fall off. I’ll stick with flats, thanks.
Oh, don’t get me wrong. If someone likes wearing heels, feels good in them, and can walk in them without looking like they’re in imminent danger of falling over, more power to them. It’s not my choice, but my choices only work for me. I don’t expect them to work for other people.
I do feel free to chuckle quietly at women who wobble around in four-inch spike heels, skirts so tight and short they can barely walk in them, and shirts so tight they’re threatening to launch buttons at lethal velocity (yeah, I’ve seen all of these–in fact last night at the mall, all on the same person). I just won’t do it where they can hear me, because that would be rude.
Basically this. My best friend makes orthotics for a living and he tells me that the women he deals with who have the most foot, knee, and back problems are the ones who insist on wearing heels all the time, in spite of how much it hurts them. He has subsequently told me that the ballet flats that are out now are at least as bad, as they provide no support whatsoever. When I see women out there wearing footwear like that, especially if they’re teetering around, like they’re about to fall on their face at any second, I instantly lose respect for that person for choosing to do so much damage to their body for the sake of fashion.
Now, I do get that some individuals are comfortable in heels. But, as this thread seems to be demonstrating, a significant number of women out there put heels on, even knowing that they are uncomfortable. That’s what bothers me. There is no way I would deliberately wear an article of clothing that injures me just by virtue of wearing it/them. No way. And I simply don’t get why anyone else would. I think it’s irrational. To the very few of you who can wear high heels without permanently messing your legs and spine up, I apologize in advance for judging you.
I’m a man, I voted the last option. I don’t care one way or another.
Many women at a coffee shop I frequent wear high-heel boots. It’s in a fairly well-off part of town with yoga studios, salons, day spas and high-end boutiques galore, so it attracts women that tend to take care of themselves, who can successfully pull off the Amazon Sex Goddess look.
Still, it’s nothing like a fetish. The ex owned a few pairs of shoes and boots with heels, but seldom wore them. It really really matter. I think she might have been self-conscious that she’d look taller than me; she’s 5’ 7", I’m 5’ 10".
Women, wear whatever you feel comfortable in.
My first rude impulse is to say that I like them fine–on my floor.
That out of the way, I’ve honestly never thought about it. They do dress up an outfit–like a jacket on a man–but I can’t say I’d miss them.
We’ve been having snow on and off for about a week now, and sidewalks and roads are in terrible condition. Are women still wearing stiletto heeled winter boots? You betcha. Those damned things should be illegal - they don’t do anything you need a winter boot to do and are actively dangerous.
They’re selling those on Amazon now?
Then I would die knowing my ass looked GREAT! 
That’s strange, I don’t see that at all. I’m hearing a lot of women here say that they are comfortable and happy in their heels, and some women saying that they don’t wear them because they hurt. Both are fine and valid. I haven’t noticed one lady say that she chooses to wear painful shoes. Did I miss something?
Spiky heels, no. Cheap heels - well, I’d rather you just twist my ankle and get it over with.
But well-made heels, that are slightly wedge-like, thus providing stability? PRICELESS. I have a pair of Clarks that are amazing. Can’t find a picture or link to 'em though.
As a (straight) man, I suppose that heels do accentuate a few key features of the female anatomy. However, I honestly don’t notice womens’ shoes very often, and I usually only consider whether a woman is wearing heels when deciding whether I need to offer her my arm to get down a flight of stairs.
But:
I love dancing with women in heels. I do mostly ballroom, and heels get a woman up on her toes with her weight forward, and that makes a lot of things easier. The best example is a simple inside turn in swing dancing: a woman with her weight on her toes can whip through the turn very nicely, while a woman in flats is at a disadvantage. Shoes with a wide, lowish heel (between 1 and 2 inches) are ideal. In other dances, like tango, it can help with long sliding movements, especially because women usually have smaller legs and so take naturally smaller steps. My girlfriend sometimes wears character shoes, like some dancers in musical theater, which are really ideal.
Sure they kind day look good. But after a night on the town. She wouldhave a helluva time getting to my cabin through the snow and what would she put on when time to go to the outhouse.
Extra tufts or boots are sexy sexy.
in every-day life, they seem completely impractical and I am indifferent to them…
however, in the bedroom, esp. for some standing foreplay and action…
(male doper, heading for my bunk)
I don’t notice women’s shoes.
Wish I had time to peruse the thread, but I don’t, so I’m posting blind . . .
I love heels. I work at home in my grubs most of the time, so I enjoy a chance to go out, dress up, and look sharp. Mr. S and I often dress up (heels and hose for me, dress shirt and tie for him) even if we’re just going out with each other, no special occasion.
The rest of the time I’m in fairly sensible shoes, so I don’t think the occasional few hours in heels will hurt me. And now that I’ve dropped 75 pounds, I’ve got my nice legs back, and I wanna work 'em, knowwhatImean?
I love my heels, you’ll pry 'em from my cold dead feet. But I only buy ones I can actually walk in, because ‘ridiculous’ isn’t what I’m going for.
Yes please. Can we also please lose the peeptoe boots? Because peeptoe boots are an abomination unto the Lord, and anyone wearing them needs to be smited with holy fire.
Anyone too stupid to take their shoes off in that situation needs to be removed from the gene pool.
Since the neuroma and the accident that left me with a plate and screws holding my left fibula together, not to mention the residual bone spurs and cartilage damage in my left ankle, heels just aren’t going to happen. (Well, maybe a low kitten heel for a special occasion, and only if I know I won’t have to be on my feet much.)
Even before the ankle/leg issues, I basically only wore heels for weddings and job interviews. For my own damn wedding, I wore a low wedge sandal with good arch support - hell if I was going to be limping after 15 minutes!
Strictly technically, you can’t smite with fire. Smiting involves blunt force trauma.
I’ve fallen out of practice with heels. I like wearing them in theory, and I used to wear them all the time, but the older I get the less willing I find myself to suffer for fashion. I still like pretty shoes but I stick with wedges or low heels nowadays.