Women do a lot of strange things that leave men baffled. I know this because I am a woman, and I see the odd facial expression my husband has when he looks at me. Some of the baffling things I do, I don’t even have an explanation for. But some things I do know.
Like why women love shoes. All women do. There exists an infinite number of degrees of shoe love, but trust me, every woman has shoe love. My shoe love mainly revolves around flip-flops. I love flip-flops; ones with sequins, ones with beads, ones with ribbon and silk flowers…even ones with googily eyes. Whatever. I love flip-flops, and the more gaudily decorated, the better.
My firm belief is that women are drawn to shoes because the foot is the part of the body in which all women are pretty much created equal. The neighbor may have bigger boobs, the sister has a firmer butt, the husband’s ex-girlfriend has leaner thighs… but I strongly doubt that any woman has coveted another woman’s feet. A foot is a foot. You gain weight, your feet stay the same. Your face breaks out, your feet stay the same. Your hair falls out… you get it. A woman’s shoe size basically stays the same throughout her entire adult life, which is way more than a woman can say about her jeans size. This one comforting constant in the way of fashion is fabulous for a woman. It is a source of empowerment and self-esteem. (Yeah, all that from a foot.) If a woman puts on a bikini and stands next to a Victoria’s Secret model, she will collapse in tears, get an immediate appointment with a therapist, and probably never remove her clothes in the presence of a man again. However, if this same woman puts on a fabulous pair of red Jimmy Choo’s and stands next to a Victoria’s Secret model—as long as she is only comparing the feet—she’s feeling like she can hold her own next to this beautiful woman who hasn’t eaten a french fry in 8 years. A woman can eat a pound of fries and still be okay going to try on shoes.
So if you are a woman reading this: go out and immediately buy a new pair of shoes. You deserve it, girlfriend.
If you are a man reading this: be more understanding when your woman buys shoes. And compliment her on them. It’s really in your best interest.
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