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Postby Yumie » Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:22 am

Yeah, well, while I like wearing heels and have only ever experienced minimal discomfort from them, I do agree that being required to wear them is purely idiotic. If it means that much my future boyfriend, I'll tell him that he can wear the heels himself and see how he likes it. Seriously.
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Postby Mr. SmartyPants » Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:52 am

Ingemar wrote:This all reminds me of the negative health effects of the discontinued Chinese practice of foot binding.


I looked that up.... gross >_>

My mom says her high-heels are comfortable.... maybe she's weird O.o
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Postby mechana2015 » Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:34 am

I could care less about heels actually. I really would prefer the girls I hang out with to be comfortable and not whining about painful feet.

I also tend to go after girls that arn't that much shorter than me (50% of the time) so heels umm... look odd since they suddenly are an inch taller than me.
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Postby starfire » Wed Oct 12, 2005 12:03 pm

Each culture in each time period seems to have impossibly strange beauty practices. Someday they'll look back on tanning and heels the same way as we look on feet binding and lead makeup. :shake:
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Postby Yumie » Wed Oct 12, 2005 1:46 pm

starfire wrote:Someday they'll look back on tanning and heels the same way as we look on feet binding and lead makeup. :shake:


Hey, I do both of those things!

JK. Yeah, you have to wonder about that. Like what other things that seem to be perfectly normal to us now will be ridiculed in years to come. I mean, one day our kids will look at pictures of us as teenagers and say, "Mom, what on earth possessed you to wear that! That is soooo uncool!" It'll be interesting to see what those things will turn out to be.
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Postby Bunny » Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:38 pm

I used to wear heels quite often until I had to start wearing them to work everyday. Eight hours of walking around in my favorite pair of three-inchers on concrete floors and I had officially retired every last pair.

Now I am very happily back to my flip flops and Converse All-Stars. (Neither of which are much more healthy for your feet.)

And, yes. I am looking for another job. ^^
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Postby Radical Dreamer » Wed Oct 12, 2005 3:08 pm

dragonshimmer wrote: I own a LOT of heels. I'm short. However, most of them are kind of chunky or have square heels. I have probably about 7 pairs of heels, but the only ones that hurt are a burgandy pair I have that are strappy and have 4.5" heels and a pink pair I have that are about 4" with a pencil sized heel. The sole isn't flexible, either, so those hurt HORRIBLY. I don't wear heels all the time, though...my knees are a little worn out from when I used to wear them four or so times a week for hours on end. I do like to jazz up my attire every now and then with a pair, though : )



Ack, how do you walk in those things? XD I wouldn't be able to stand in those pencil ones! XD Yeowch!

Anyways, I think I own like....One pair of heels, and they're about an inch and a half off the ground. I can't wear heels too often, since I have what's called achilles tendonitis in my ankles--They hurt if I wear them too long! XD I don't mind wearing them every once in a while, though. Pretty! :D
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Postby ~Natsumi Lam~ » Wed Oct 12, 2005 7:29 pm

i vote tennis shoes for almost every occasion.... :) you can kick bad guys with them and be ready for sports at anytime :)

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Postby dragonsleeping » Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:00 pm

I was taught how to wear heels a long time ago and don't have trouble with walking and functioning in them. BUT, I do prefer tennis shoes 99.9% of the time :)

I wouldn't like to wear them everyday. I think my feet would fall off >.<

And, as for the guys who think their partners have to wear them, I agree with everyone else who says for him to wear heels for a while and experience the pain...
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Postby Galant » Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:02 pm

Well, I guess I've just been thinking a lot about relationships recently and the Bible summary for guys seems to be 'Love her as Christ loved the Church'. Some how I have trouble picturing Christ asking us to do something that would be bad for us but satisfy His ego, or let Him off somehow.

Life is about enjoying God and glorifiying Him. Life with others is to be a reflection of that, enjoying others, enjoying life with them, a celebration. So over the past few weeks my attitude has been developing so that silly superficial preferences take a distant back seat to the health and benefit of a significant other. The Lord bless all you ladies, and may you be free to be the ladies and women you desire to be, the ones God is calling you to be.

May all us guys take up our responsibility to help you do that, not hinder you or push you the other way.
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Postby Ingemar » Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:09 pm

starfire wrote:Each culture in each time period seems to have impossibly strange beauty practices.

White lipstick....

I'm glad heels were never a stringent requirement for males.
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Postby Conner999 » Thu Oct 13, 2005 2:58 am

Hah, this reminds me:

Reasons why being female is better than being male:

When a ship sinks, women (and children) get off first.

A woman can hug her best friend without worrying she'll think she's gay.

Women live longer than men.

If a woman inexplicably disappears for two weeks, one of her friends will notice.

A woman can take a drive without trying to beat her best time.

Women can be groupies. Male groupies are stalkers.

Women can cry and get off a speeding ticket.

If a woman says something stupid, most men will just think she's cute.

If a woman cries, she's sensitive; if a man cries, he's a wimp.

It's cool to be a daddy's girl. It's sad to be a mummy's boy.

Women can watch one TV channel at a time without getting bored.

A woman's friend won't try to persuade her to get a tattoo while she's drunk.

Women aren't covered with hair like shag carpeting.

Women know exactly what buttons to push to get exactly what they want.

Women don't think reading the manual is a betrayal of all their species stands for.

Women can keep pot plants alive for more than a week.
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Postby oro! » Thu Oct 13, 2005 3:44 pm

I don't have high heels. I have platforms. I'm too clumsy to own any. Besides, your information has convinced me even more.
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Postby Eriana » Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:16 pm

livewire wrote:as for escalators...if you aren't careful, they are a problem...


O.O;;;
Boy would that hurt to fall down on! ^^;;;
I almost did that when I was five because I was trying to catch up to this boy, we were playing, and I tripped and fell and YYoowch! It hurt so badly! T.T But thanks to God it wasn't as bad as it could have been! And I was wearing high heels either. I'm just clumsy. ^^;;;
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Postby Eriana » Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:19 pm

Conner999 wrote:[b]Hah, this reminds me:

Reasons why being female is better than being male:

When a ship sinks, women (and children) get off first.

A woman can hug her best friend without worrying she'll think she's gay.

Women live longer than men.

If a woman inexplicably disappears for two weeks, one of her friends will notice.

A woman can take a drive without trying to beat her best time.

Women can be groupies. Male groupies are stalkers.

Women can cry and get off a speeding ticket.

If a woman says something stupid, most men will just think she's cute.

If a woman cries, she's sensitive]


I don't exactly agree with those.
In some ways boys might find it degratting. No gender is better than the other, if that comes off as rude please forgive me, i'm just stating my opinion.
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Postby Yahshua » Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:14 pm

Well for me I will not force anyone to wearing a high heels or another other uncomfortable footwear but I just can't stand the Flip flop.
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Postby Mave » Fri Oct 14, 2005 4:38 am

Conner999 wrote:

Reasons why being female is better than being male:



Heh. There is folly in this statement alone. Some parts are meant for light-hearted humor but I can understand why some may not find it funny. But eitherways, pls take that list with a grain of salt (meaning don't take this too seriously).
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Postby Warrior4Christ » Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:37 am

Conner999 is a male himself (how could you do that!?! -- you betrayed us!! :waah!: :waah!: (j/k))

Mustn't cry.... I'm not... a wimp...
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Postby dragonshimmer » Fri Oct 14, 2005 9:33 am

Yahshua wrote:Well for me I will not force anyone to wearing a high heels or another other uncomfortable footwear but I just can't stand the Flip flop.


Awww, but we lurves the flip flop!
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Postby starfire » Fri Oct 14, 2005 9:51 am

I actually found conner999's statement funny.
But, I'm a girl, and I consider following the manual a betrayal of my species!

And the tatoo thing, I have a few friends like that! :sweat:

But the whole buttons thing is true! Bwahahahahaha! ;)

Anyway, I hate flip flops. The only time I'll wear them is if I'm REALLY late for something casual and there's nothing else to put on. They make you feel like you're not wearing shoes! Yeck!
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Postby dragonshimmer » Fri Oct 14, 2005 10:30 am

[quote="starfire"]I actually found conner999's statement funny.
But, I'm a girl, and I consider following the manual a betrayal of my species!

And the tatoo thing, I have a few friends like that! :sweat:

But the whole buttons thing is true! Bwahahahahaha! ]

Yes, which is precisely why I love them so much ;) If I could, I'd probably walk around barefoot all day.
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Postby Uriah » Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:00 pm

I don't find high heels even mildly attractive.. People shouldn't have to torture themselvs to look nice..
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Postby Eriana » Sun Oct 16, 2005 9:36 pm

Well, actually it depends on how high the heel is. I won't wear things that are as tall as me knee. that's torture. I can see your side to it but I think women love shoes and some for some reason don't care if their feet hurt so long as the actual shoes are cute. It's kinda strange if you ask me. ^^;;;
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Postby V8Tsunami » Mon Oct 17, 2005 9:23 am

As for me, I wouldn't want someone I care about to be uncomfortable for my sake, because it's much more important to be relaxed and have fun. I might ask a girl to wear a certain outfit on a special occasion, but not if she had any objections, and certainly not every day.

Having said that I do think women are their cutest in platforms ;)
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Postby Conner999 » Mon Nov 07, 2005 11:13 am

Heh, that list was meant as a lighthearted joke about stereotypes and stupid stuff. Like women being able to keep a potted plant alive for more than a week, and how they are able to hug their friends without anyone thinking something stupid. Actually the second one all depends on how a person is raised. My family is big on hugging, so I think nothing of it. But I have a friend that always makes jokes about that whenever possible. lol



"Awww, but we lurves the flip flop!"

Yeah, what is it about flip flops? I've seen almost every single one of my female friends wearing flipflops at one point or another, but none of my male friends. I don't like flipflops either. You can't run easily with them, they're not as comfortable as real shoes, they don't protect your feet at all from the top or sides, you can't dance easily with them without flinging them off your feet into someone's head, the ones I've worn slip off way too easily, and the sounds they make can get really annoying.
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Postby Puguni » Mon Nov 07, 2005 11:24 am

What can they say, flip flops are the new high heels. I support above mentioned faults with flip flops.
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Postby yukinon » Mon Nov 07, 2005 11:40 am

If flip-flops fit right they don't tend to make the annoying sound.

And most guys at my school LIVE in flip-flops. It's basically just a way to be barefoot without getting in trouble for....being barefoot.
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Postby Alice » Mon Nov 07, 2005 11:48 am

What can I say? I like flip-flops! :grin:

But only in the summer. I always wonder how people can walk around in shorts and flipflops during the winter, when it's cold enough for snow. But I see this every year. (Usually it's men, too.)
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Postby Heart of Sword » Mon Nov 07, 2005 12:58 pm

I don't care if men like them or not...they hurt. If men liked women to walk with their heads bent all the way backwards, I wouldn't do that either.
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Postby starstoryteller » Mon Nov 07, 2005 8:19 pm

When I get really dolled up then out comes heels. I love heels cause I'm short.
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