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Warpy

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29. Don't look at me. I always said I married a short guy

Reply to pnwmom (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 04:04 PM

Jan 2013

so I'd never feel compelled to put on a pair of high heeled shoes.

I consider myself lucky to have come of age in the late 60s, able to wear Earth Shoe knockoffs and other sensible footwear. The highest heel I've ever worn was an inch, and even that made my feet and back hurt.

I swear I don't own dresses or skirts because they work best with heels and I just can't wear 'em. That and I feel like I'm in drag when I put one on.

Women who live in heels seem to walk in them perfectly well. What they can't do is run in them, and that's a real problem in this culture.

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Why did men stop wearing high heels ? [View all] dipsydoodle Jan 2013 OP

The real question is pnwmom Jan 2013 #1

And why do women continue to wear them? nt Live and Learn Jan 2013 #2

I have no idea. (I've never worn a heel bigger than an inch.) pnwmom Jan 2013 #3

years ago I was given a pair of knee high stiletto heeled boots azurnoir Jan 2013 #12

When I was young, women as tall as I never felt the need to wear heels. pnwmom Jan 2013 #15

height never had anything to do with it azurnoir Jan 2013 #16

Don't look at me. I always said I married a short guy Warpy Jan 2013 #29

Many men still do. Lasher Jan 2013 #4

ouch! I didn't think of that, though I often have when I've seen cowboy boots yurbud Jan 2013 #10

the fancy decoration is a personal thing, but the toe and heel are practical Kali Jan 2013 #11

That heel also helps keep your foot on a motorcycle foot peg. Lasher Jan 2013 #13

ha! Kali Jan 2013 #14

it takes about half a second of wearing them to figure that out. yurbud Jan 2013 #17

Mine are higher than this. louis-t Jan 2013 #28

aaack! I just typed the word 'boot' and the boot ads are louis-t Jan 2013 #30

Very interesting! jsr Jan 2013 #5

high heels are for showing off your behind booley Jan 2013 #6

when they quit worrying pscot Jan 2013 #7

Boot obsession laturb Jan 2013 #8

two related trends killed it: mass produced clothing and few truly manual labor jobs yurbud Jan 2013 #9

It's probably because glam went out of fashion. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2013 #18

Yiu'd have loved the annual Marc Bolan event dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #19

I was specifically looking for a good picture of him in high heels. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2013 #20

You missed out Slade dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #21

They were like the Bay City Rollers, but without the tartans. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2013 #22

A friend of mine who I was taking care of / keeping an eye on dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #23

No love for Gary Glitter? UnrepentantLiberal Jan 2013 #31

I can't stop watching these videos. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2013 #24

I still like to see a cowboy libodem Jan 2013 #25

Did they? GodlessBiker Jan 2013 #26

Nice article abelenkpe Jan 2013 #27