shyguy

Why are womens shoes so much more comfortable???
(I know someone will tell me they're not womens shoes etc. so we can skip that bit)
Here's where I'm coming from....
My wife buys some mules (slides) and as is customary now lets me try them on (things are improving on the way to heel acceptance, one step at a time )
wow they are comfy. I decide to get some too, but wife says mens section only so we try some and they are all so awful to wear.
I have tried different stores, styles etc. but they are all so uncomfortable. I even made my wife try the mens ones and she agrees the ones from the ladies section are much nicer to wear.
Anyone know why ????

Shyguy
doomed to discomfort in low heel slides

PJ

Maybe it's because:

1) it's psychosomatic (only in your mind) or,
2) men's shoes have thicker leather making them less pliable or,
3) your feet were made for wearing heels and not flats.

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Yamyam

It could really be 'in your mind' - they're what you want, so they feel better on.

Alternatively, I've found that women's shoes are often made to be a little more flexible and lighter, so that a good pair feels much better on.

Sounds like you're like me, tho' - you prefer the women's styles, so they feel better. I'm sure that's how it works for me.

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jo

No, I think they really are more comfortable. They have a different shape, and are made of different (usually softer) materials, are often more lightweight, and have a different thickness of sole. They cover the foot in different places, and the fastenings are in a different place.

hoverfly

I think if you are wear something with a high heel, it might be that you are stretching your foot and keeping it flexible? Materials may have something to do with it. Maybe the way the shoe supports the foot helps.

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Bubba136

I have to agree with jo. Women's shoes are much more comfortable than men's shoes. Lighter, made of more supple material and usually better padding in the inner sole. I've a pair of black Mootsies Tootsies loafer style sport shoes with 3½" heels that are so nicely padded that it's like walking on pillows when wearing them.

shyguy

It's definitely not psychological ( I may have psychological probs tho)
Even my wife has agreed on the differences.

Shyguy

dheel

It seems to me women's shoes tend to fit closer around the feet - they sort of "hug" your feet. That's a nice feeling that you don't get from men's shoes.

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Julietta

I agree our shoes are much softer and more comfortable.

I wore a pair of my brothers Spanish army boots once (they were size 10 and I did it because my date,ex husband, said... I digress that's another story) and they were the most uncomfortable hard and inflexible things.

not a very good example really aye :lol:

But if I were a man I'd were womens shoes too!

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Sandalslover

:D As shoe manufacturers know that women try hundreds of pairs before any decision, and do not worry to let the shoes at the store when they are ugly or no so smooth, or so...they take care to make very good feminine shoes.

Otherwise, shoe manufacturers for males know that we, males do not devote any time to select and try any special model, they make anything...and sell it very expensively because we, males, pay for them.

That is the reason why women find more models, better manufacture and relatively cheaper shoes than we, males. :(