Are there any other women out there who DON'T have a shoe fetish?

[Mutley]

I don't care much about shoes. I wear three different pairs of shoes regularly -- sneakers, Chuck Taylors, and my work shoes. I wear flip-flops in the summer, but I've had the same pair for the last several years. There are a few other pairs of shoes in my closet, but they pretty much just sit there.

Am I the only one? I feel so alone! :P

[hippywife]

1. That would be me.

Don't feel alone. I have one pair of shoes that I wear to work and everywhere. One pair of sneakers and one pair of thongs. I go barefoot at home all the time. I can't wait to get home everyday and get my shoes OFF!

Even in the winter, I only wear socks around the house. Shoes of any kind are so confining!

[Mutley]

3. Yes! Me too.

My feet feel so confined in shoes. I can never wait to take them off. I even slide my work shoes off at work, if I'm not busy, so I can wiggle my toes around.

[Maine-ah]

2. I hate shoes.

I prefer to be barefoot

[Mutley]

4. Okay, so it's good to know I'm not the only one.

:hi:

[Bullwinkle925]

5. Nope - not me . . .

I'm not one of those who stop in the shoe dept. to oooh and ahhhh over them. i also prefer my socks at home and a pair of comfy shoes when out and about. come to think about it - i probably have more of a SOCK fetish.

[Mutley]

18. Ha!

I have a purse fetish.

I only own a couple purses because I restrain myself, but I can't stop from looking and drooling. :rofl:

[riona]

6. They are the enemy

Open, closed, flat, high, expensive, cheap - my feet just want to be free of them.

[Mutley]

19. Mine, too.

If only I could go to work barefoot.

[MassLiberal]

7. me

I wear my seven-year-old Tevas all summer, except to work, where I wear the same pair of black slides all summer. In winter, I wear one of a couple of pairs of plain black flats/pumps to work and Merrells outside of work (and sometimes to work!). Shoes are too complicated and could potentially take up too much space.

[Mutley]

21. I don't want to get started with the different shoe

for each outfit (hell, three different shoes for each outfit) thing. That's just way too complicated. Plus, I don't have the feet or the grace to walk around in heels for very long. Flats it is for me, even in an "office" setting.

[supernova]

8. Me - they're nice and all

but I have other things that could spend my money on when I have extra cash: skin care, books, music.

I'm not really a clothes horse either, as long as I have a few stylish pieces, I"m good to go.

[Mutley]

24. I'm a little more into clothes than shoes

but I really don't go crazy over them. The only clothes I've purchased in the last few months are a couple pairs of shorts. It seems all my other shorts mysteriously disappeared. :shrug:

[cobalt1999]

9. I'm weird, I have more shoes than my wife.

I don't really think about them and don't intentionally go shopping for them, but let me pass by a shoe store and I'll more than likely buy something. Everything from high end dress shoes to cheap flip flops. The closet is full.

[Mutley]

25. What does your wife thing about this?

:D

[buddhamama]

10. i don't

i have only what i need, eight pairs at the most. and i am like you, mutley, in that i have three pairs i wear regularly.

[Mutley]

26. We should start a club for women who don't care about shoes.

:P

[greatauntoftriplets]

11. I far prefer bedroom slippers to shoes...

If I could wear them all the time, I would. I HATE shoes.

[Mutley]

27. I don't even really like slippers.

I only wear them in the winter when socks just aren't keeping my feet warm.

[Rhythm]

12. I wear them, but i don't care about them...

i have 3 pair right now: my 'work' shoes (black sneakers crusted with baking supplies)
my sneakers (black New Balance that i bought over a year ago)
and my work boots (which i wear rarely, and usually for outdoor chores)

I have hard-to-fit feet (women's size 10 1/2 - 11, E width, with little to no arch), so i detest shoe-shopping, and Oktoberain detests going with me... so, when i find something that fits, i run them into the ground.

[Mutley]

28. Yep, I have a hard time finding shoes that fit, too.

Especially dress shoes. x(

[Rhythm]

39. Yeah... that's a nightmare for me, too...

The best i can do is to occasionally find a pr of men's black 'penny loafers'...

That's o.k., though... i wouldn't be caught ddead in anything that would 'require' pumps, or other traditionally girly dress shoes.

[China_cat]

13. Nope you're not alone.

When I was younger I loved shoes, couldn't get enough. Now....a comfy pair of slippers and something to put on when I go out.

[Mutley]

29. If anything

I care more about shoes now than I did when I was younger. And that's not saying much. :D

[Nikia]

14. I never cared much about shoes

I never had a full length mirror so when I looked in the mirror, I never saw my feet so it is less ingrained into my physical self image than parts towards the top of my body. I also don't notice shoes much on other people unless they are rather odd because I don't look down too often when I am around other people.

[Mutley]

30. I have friends who tell me the right shoe is essential to an outfit.

One will tell me my outfit is great, but my shoes spoil it. I tell her, "Oh well!"

[Mutley]

31. dupe

D'oh!

[undeterred]

15. My favorite shoes are my steel toed shoes

very comfortable for walking.

In the closet are 20 dusty pairs of heels that go with dresses I no longer wear. I used to be a dress up, curl your hair, put on makeup and earings, go downtown everyday type of gal.

Now I am in computers. I dress for comfort. 10 seconds is about all the time I will spend putting on makeup. Shoes are functional. They don't have to be ugly.

I am bewildered by Sex and the City- $500 shoes- makes me feel ill when I think of the homeless people that could feed.

[Mutley]

32. Oh yeah.

Even if I were into shoes, I can't imagine spending that kind of money on them. I can't imagine spending that kind of money on anything I wear.

[yellowdogintexas]

16. right there with you. I HATE shoe shopping,

hard to find shoes that don't hurt my feet

I violate my office's dress code every day with my shiny white NIKES
although I keep a pair of sandals in my desk drawer to be in code if needed.
My back problems, leg problems etc make most shoes an abomination.

My daughter makes up for me though

[Mutley]

33. I just don't have the right feet for dress shoes.

I can't wear a pair for more than five minutes without feeling like I can't walk.

[NewWaveChick1981]

17. I like shoes, but it's not a fetish. However....

I'm married to a guy with a foot fetish and a shoe fetish. :) Makes things interesting....:evilgrin:

[bicentennial_baby]

20. Whew! Glad I only have the one to deal with!

:rofl:

We're both very happy that I prefer to be barefoot. :D

[NewWaveChick1981]

23. LOL...

:rofl: He likes that too...but there's just something about certain shoes...:evilgrin:

:hi:

[Mutley]

34. Heehee!

I suppose if I were with a guy like your husband, I'd have to oblige him once in awhile. :evilgrin:

[zanne]

22. I have never worn a pair of high-heeled shoes.

And my feet thank me for it.

[Mutley]

35. I did once.

I let my stepmother pick out my shoes for my grandfather's funeral. By the end of it, my feet were swollen and I could barely walk.

She has never picked out a pair of shoes for me since.

[Seashell Eyes]

36. I don't either

because my feet are so narrow and most places don't carry narrow sizes. Also, I'm picky and only like comfortable shoes. It's a mystery for me how so many woman can like high heels.

[Mutley]

37. I sometimes wonder

if it's not the high heels themselves they like, but the effect they have. Heels do something to legs that make them look great. It's just not worth the price for me.

[stuntcat]

38. sneaks, Chucks & flip flops is about all I need

I loves mah flips! I have a dressy black pair in case I have to get fixed up.

I do have one nice black leather boot-like shoe with a high chunky heal, but I got them from a thrift store about 15 years ago.. they rock and I think they'll last forever.

and I have a little pair of dressy flats that my friend bought for me because he felt so sorry for my sad shoe collection.. He's *CraZy* about his shoes, he has so many pairs of boots. I used to have a few sexy pairs of boots too when I went clubbing all the time but I'm over that now.

[Mutley]

41. Heh, your regulars are the same as my regulars.

I have one pair of nice dress shoes, but they are flats, to wear to interviews. And I may purchase something similar to those if I ever actually get a career-type job.

No boots for me, though. I've thought about getting a pair, and I still might, but I just don't know how often they would get any use.

[LeftyMom]

40. I don't

I have one pair of dress shoes, one pair of sneakers, one pair of boots and two pair of No Sweats (like Chucks, but union made) that are falling apart and about ready to be dumpstered.

[Mutley]

42. Where do you get the No Sweats?

I think I've seen a picture of you wearing some. They were pink or something.

I've been wanting another pair of Chucks, but not wanting to pay the ridiculous price for them. I used to be able to get a pair of Chucks for $15 when I was a kid. Now they are $40+.

Anyway, yeah. Where do you get the No Sweats?

[LeftyMom]

44. here

http://www.nosweatapparel.com/index.html

They run sales a lot and have a lot of shoes on clearance.

[Mutley]

46. Thanks!

:hi:

[I Have A Dream]

43. I don't. n/t

[Lindsey]

45. My only fetish for shoes are flip-flops but that's only because if you have

a great pair it feels like you're barefoot. I have about 15 pairs and I even spent $70 on a really great "dressy" pair that I wear for "special" occasions such as outdoor cook outs.

[riona]

47. This article gives some good advice

It's a wonder our feet are so messed up - shoes are evil!

http://anthropik.com/2007/06/learning-to-walk/

[Blue_In_AK]

48. I could care less about shoes

I have my sneakers and a couple pairs of regular shoes for dressing up (which happens about once a year), no high heels. I don't ever take off my slippers when I'm hanging around the house, which is most of the time.

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

49. Not me

I can never understand the endless fascination with shoes on "Sex and the City." I have several pairs of the Crocs flip-flops and live in them. When I have to go to a party I'm hard pressed to find something appropriate (Pakistani dinners - the women wear very fancy shoes from Pakistan and seem to have shoes in every conceivable color) - I can't find that much here that excites me enough to buy them.

[Kali]

50. yo

pair of convers that I hardly ever wear
pair of packers style cowboy boots that I never wear
pair of dress shoes that I never wear
pair of fake mens hiking sandals that I used to wear quite a bit (for work) that are almost worn out
couple pairs of cheap flip flops for going into public buildings

I go barefoot most of the time

[saracat]

51. I adore shoes! They are the perfect accessory to any out fit.The wrong shoe can destroy a dress!

I shopped for hours for a special shoe to wear to a Bill Clinton event! It had to be just right.I needed a silver sandal with heels! My dress would not have looked right with anything else.BTW, great heels make you look thinner too!

[Myrina]

52. I dislike shoes.

I have wide feet and its nearly impossible to find anything cute or trendy, functional AND affordable all at the same time.

:(

[fizzgig]

53. i don't

i have three pairs i wear for work (all are at least two years old, some older), a pair of work boots and a pair of chuck taylors

if i'm home, i'm barefoot

[laylah]

54. That is only 'cuz

yo' mama didn't raise you right! :rofl:

edited to add...JOKE. as you know, I never did either, unless they related to fishing/camping/ and, of course, my CMFNB for Telluride

[fizzgig]

55. ...

:rofl:

ya raised me just fine mama