The Difference Between A Man & A Woman...

[JimGinPA]

A man will walk by a shoe store, look down at his feet and think to himself, "Yeah, I have shoes on." and keep walking. A woman will walk by a shoe store and think to herself, "Those are cute!" and go into the store.


This rant prompted by an accidental look in my wife's closet. I mean fuck! She only has two feet!


:rant:

[Shell Beau]

1. I have entirely too many shoes. It is quite disgusting.

[Chan790]

2. By that metric, I'm a woman.

Except that by any other metric I'm not even remotely feminine or female.

I like men's fashion. I buy clothes a lot and I probably own 20 pairs of shoes. I like to look good.

[lukasahero]

5. If it's any consolation, it's makes me male...

These kinds of jokes almost never work for me and my husband.

:shrug:

[Arugula Latte]

7. I'm the flip side of you. I'm a woman who doesn't really care about shoes much.

I seem to lack that gene that makes me able to determine what makes a pair of shoes "cute" or not. I never notice other people's shoes, either.

[sarge43]

33. Same here. Cute isn't a requirement

Comfortable and practical are. Scarves on the other hand ....

[TheMightyFavog]

3. Men only need three, four pairs of shoes at the most.

Athletic shoes for everyday wear.
A pair of nice brown or black shoes for work/dress-up occasions
A good pair of boots
If one plays sports, the proper footwear. (i.e. softball cleats, golf shoes, bowling shoes)

[MissMillie]

4. I have a defective shoe gene

I have 2 pair of running shoes, 2 pair of sandles and a pair of winter boots.

One pair of tan shoes, and one pair of black shoes.

that's it.

[Arugula Latte]

8. That's close to what I have. Maybe a couple more pairs of black shoes.

I just don't care that much.

[Rhythm]

6. My shoe/gender function must be faulty

I have exactly 2 pair... my New Balance sneakers, and my snow boots.

That's it.

The NB's are due to be replaced in the next couple of weeks, and when they are, the old ones will go out the door, because they are no longer suitable for anything besides the landfill.

[Fire Walk With Me]

9. I first read that as "A woman BUYS a shoe store"...

[WinkyDink]

10. Only two feet, but, with hope, many more days during which to WEAR DIFFERENT SHOES on them!

[Withywindle]

11. Nowadays when I shop for shoes...

...I check for weight, balance, distance, range, and stability in flight.

[TZ]

12. Not me...

The cuter the shoe looks the more painful it is to wear, or at least in my experience...:banghead:

[riverdale]

13. When a man talks nasty to a woman, it's sexual harassment.

What is it when a woman talks nasty to a man, it's $3.99 a minute.

[dropkickpa]

14. Wrong

Girls are innies, boys are outies. Only difference

I have a "nice" pair of shoes and about 5 others that I rotate to keep them alive longer, all in various states of degradation. Here's a pic of the nice shoes



And the other shoes are all different colors of this




In all, my shoes have cost me maybe $100 in the past 2.5 years. I've spent that on Dropkid alone in the last 9 months. I'm thinking of cutting her toes off soon, that way the shoes will fit longer.

That said, given unlimited funds, I'd probably own something like 700 pairs of sneakers, but I know a LOT of guys with a thing for sneakers too, so thbppt.

*edited to add - I forgot my snow boots!! I got them at Farm and Fleet 7 years ago when I was working at the equine hospital, so I have 7 pairs of shoes!

[rcrush]

15. I gots a pair of sketcher loafers that slip on. They are all floppy now I need to get a new pair.

[Bake]

16. News Flash: That's not the ONLY difference!

As the French say, "Vive la difference." Or something like that.

Bake

[mnhtnbb]

17. And how many ties do you have? You only have one neck, right?

:shrug:

[petronius]

26. Hmmm - good point! I probably have 2x as many ties as my wife has shoes

I could say that ties cost ~1/4 as much as shoes, but that's not really the point of the OP...

Well played! :rofl:

[mnhtnbb]

34. Tell your wife to start shopping Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW)

she can feed her habit and have enough left over to buy you more ties!

:)

[crispini]

18. Here is why we buy shoes and bags:

They last a long time and they always fit regardless of how much weight you gain or lose. :)

[bigwillq]

19. Pretty much sums it up!

:P ;) :)

[leftyclimber]

20. I guess that makes me a man.

I have a pair of tennies, a pair of dress shoes (flats) that I try to avoid. Then I have a pair of hiking boots/snow boots.

We will not, however, talk about my climbing shoe fetish (I "only" have three pairs of those, which, by climbing standards is few, but is still a lot of shoes for one thing). :hide:

[Fleshdancer]

21. buy a puppy

Once upon a time, I had a ridiculous collection of beautiful shoes. Then we took in a puppy. Now I'm down to maybe 6 pairs. x(

[supernova]

22. But Men don't have to buy "Fuck Me" pumps

:rofl:

Here's my inventory:

CLassic pumps
Blue
Red
Black
Navy Blue Satin (formal)

Summer:
Linen slingback mules
Dark Leather Mules
Gold sandals
4 pairs of various colored flip flops
River sandals

Workout/work around the house:
Leather work clogs (more preppy)
Tennis shoes
Cheap clogs with rubber soles to work in the yard in.

[Lucian]

23. I have two pairs of shoes...

a pair for work and a pair for home.

What else do you need?

[Lyric]

24. Not a universal rule, I assure you.

I own three pairs of shoes; my Nikes, a pair of dress pumps for special occasions, and a pair of sandal thingies.

[LeftyMom]

25. My invisible penis must be gigantic.

I hate shopping for shoes.

[MilesColtrane]

27. Nice post, Ferdinand.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdinand_Marcos

[Skittles]

28. don't stereotype

I'm female and I have five pairs of shoes. I literally would rather go to the dentist than go shoe shopping, and women who get their self-esteem from buying shoes make me sick.

[margotb822]

29. Hahaha, you know what I thought today?

"I'm positive there's no such thing as too many shoes. I mean, that's like too much vacation...not possible!"

You just have to understand, they're all different.

[krispos42]

30. This is probably more accurate...

[ismnotwasm]

31. Sigh

I just had to look here, I guess

Personally, I hate uncomfortable shoes and don't waste a whole of money or time on shoes in general. I don't understand women who do, but it's not my business to make choices for them. I do know a few men who have a closet full of shoes though.

I'm the same way with clothes. I have to be able to have comfort and freedom of movement, which rules in certain types of dresses surprisingly. And rules out most of what passes for style in women's shoes. Not a tennis shoe fan either.

I love, love yoga pants, anything stretchy and form fitting, actually.

[Callalily]

32. Just bought a pair of

Birkenstocks. My shoe inventory is very meager compared to some women. I like a good comfortable shoe that works well in many situations.

These? Very versatile. Looks great with jeans, dress pants, suits.

[mnhtnbb]

35. Better hope Stacy and Clinton never visit your closet!