# Feet, or: what? I'm a freak?! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 18, 2009, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-or-what-im-a-freak/489834 "2009-03-18T02:46:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kaio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c68b51/32.png) [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-or-what-im-a-freak/489834/21 "2009-03-18T18:19:16Z")
I hear ya. The weird thing with me (well, one of many) is that my thing for women’s feet just kind of landed in my lap out of nowhere, practically overnight. I never paid any particular attention to feet (men’s, women’s, mine…), but one summer in my mid-twenties I was frequently bored while riding the El to and from work. So I daydreamed while staring at the floor. And then gradually started noticing the feet on the floor. And well, it was summer, so lots of women were wearing sandals. So during that summer I suddenly started finding women’s feet, strappy heels, and high-heeled boots really sexy. Up to that point I didn’t give any thought to feet or high-heels at all, then suddenly I wanted to wear them, and see them, in spite of myself. Can’t explain it. That was also when I realized I had a thing for (TMI) pony tack… I think it looks really sexy, although I’m not in any way into pony play as a mental pretend-to-be-a-pony thing. This developed practically overnight just like the shoe/boot/foot thing did, and I think it’s related to boots, since when worn under flared pants, high-heeled boots make the foot look kinda-sorta like a hoof. Perhaps also to the sandals, given it’s the strappy-ness of the sandals and the tack that looks so sexy; so straps on the foot, straps across the chest, straps across the face, all good. And yeah, even I think that’s weird. Oddly, perhaps, men’s feet do nothing for me. Not even if dressed up in strappy sandals. And for me, it’s about looking and appreciating the lines, curves, angles. Foot massages, foot worship, or anything like that kind of squicks me out. I wouldn’t want to touch your feet unless you were literally right out of the shower. And had specifically soaped them up for me. And even then it’s foot massages only. > [@Incubus](#): > > This, and the fact that I have never heard of a female foot fetishist. Now you have. 😉 Although in a lot of regards I suspect I’m wired much like a guy, at least in terms of my visual orientations towards sexiness. Most of what I find visually appealing is all about women. Men have more subtle qualities that I appreciate. > [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > Depends. They can be very erotic or they can be very prudish. Even prudish shoes can be hot. Sexy librarian in cute Mary Janes? Yum. Sometimes it’s more about the mystery than what you see. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-or-what-im-a-freak/489834/22 "2009-03-18T18:25:05Z")
Incubus: > [@](#): > > I’m not particularly into feet but I guess a woman with some kinds of high-heel shoes is sexy That’s hardly odd; high heels force a posture that emphasizes the curve of the legs. While I’m sure foot-lovers could enjoy high heels, they are mainly for the consumption of leg men. ---
**Author:** ![Kaio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c68b51/32.png) [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-or-what-im-a-freak/489834/23 "2009-03-18T18:30:47Z")
> [@cmkeller](#): > > That’s hardly odd; high heels force a posture that emphasizes the curve of the legs. While I’m sure foot-lovers could enjoy high heels, they are mainly for the consumption of leg men. Nah, it’s for both. The forced posture also emphasizes the arch of the foot. Sexy sexy sexy. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-or-what-im-a-freak/489834/24 "2009-03-19T03:34:24Z")
I hAve a full on foot fetish no doubt about it. I react to womens feet the same way most Men react to tits and ass. Yes I like footjobs and prefer feet in nylons. If you feel wierd now you should try the OTHER part of my fetish. I like women to walk on my frontside! ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-or-what-im-a-freak/489834/25 "2009-03-19T03:36:52Z")
Fucking Cubs fans, they’re all crazy. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2009, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-or-what-im-a-freak/489834/26 "2009-03-19T04:21:33Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Like… bricks? As in reddish and good for breaking windows? Or cuboid? [My foot is on the left. See?](http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll135/WithButterflies/posted/mineashmick.jpg?t=1237436423) How did I get fat toes!?!? ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-or-what-im-a-freak/489834/27 "2009-03-19T08:29:45Z")
I like em too. I don’t think of them as erogenous zones, per se. I think of it more like admiring a really nice car, or seeing a painting that moves you, or artfully tasteful pinups that are sexy, but not sexual. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-or-what-im-a-freak/489834/28 "2009-03-19T16:50:43Z")
Women must be at some level aware of men’s attraction to their feet, just look at the impractical styles of their shoes. Most of “women’s” shoes show off a lot of skin and display the toes in various ways. They are designed to show them off. Is there not a line in the bible from a man saying something like, “How lovely are your feet in sandals.” Song of Songs? So this goes back a long way. ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Dunlop)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-or-what-im-a-freak/489834/29 "2009-03-19T20:21:44Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > It’s harmless, but it’s still weird. Its also TMI. I think that’s the most important point you can make. It’s more information than you should share with the vast majority of people. It’s like saying “I’m totally into anal!”. Completely harmless, but not something you should share with very many people. On the other hand, if you’re being intimate with a woman and she’s totally and utterly grossed out by your interest in her feet she probably has the sexual maturity of a 14 year old. It’s really really tame as far as perversions go. ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-or-what-im-a-freak/489834/30 "2009-03-20T01:43:15Z")
> [@aaslatten](#): > > Do you foot guys really like shoes, too, or is that a separate thing? I’m not particularly interested in shoes. Although I dislike really high heels. Not that I wear them 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feet-or-what-im-a-freak/489834.md?page=1)