Shoe Fetish?

Yes, there’s such a thing as an Asian fetish. There’s also such a thing as a shoe fetish. I have several pairs of shoes. In fact, apart from socks, they’re the only things I’ll wear on my feet. Maybe I have a shoe fetish.

Several? SEVERAL? Amateur!

Actually, sandman IS quite a shoe feetishist.

I sometimes think that’s the only reason why his wife is with him.

In Sandman’s defense, we are guys. Guys buy shoes for the season (i.e. usually two or three pairs), one for more formal occassion (total goes to maybe four) and then the wife forces us to wear slippers inside (grand total of maybe five) because somehow barefoot isn’t good enough…

However, my college room mate had shoes for the occassion and various outfits. Then again, Piet didn’t much like women, and he sure did make the rugby players feel uncomfortable in the showers. Perhaps he had a guy fetish. :idunno:

By several I of course mean about 20 pairs in circualtion at any one time. Not counting the ones in storage. A number that pales into insignificance compared to my wife’s collection. She really DOES have a thing about shoes. But we don’t, like, actually rub ourselves with them or anything. Well, I don’t at least.

Ok, not bad for a man.

[quote=“sandman”]
By several I of course mean about 20 pairs in circualtion at any one time. [/quote]

I don’t think I’ve had twenty pairs of shoes in my entire life. Not yet, anyway.

Heck, I’ve had more girlfriends than shoes.

[quote=“Tigerman”][quote=“sandman”]
By several I of course mean about 20 pairs in circualtion at any one time. [/quote]

I don’t think I’ve had twenty pairs of shoes in my entire life. Not yet, anyway.

Heck, I’ve had more girlfriends than shoes.[/quote]
Busted! So you have a woman fetish. You damn pervert!

19 pairs of blue flip flops don’t count as shoes, man of sand.

Ooh! That’s harsh!

Ooh! That’s harsh![/quote]
That’s all you got?! I was expecting some sorta retort…like…“At least I polish my shoes, you barefeeted huge hunk of raw manliness” or sumn like that.

WTF? Why was this split? These are perfectly valid posts designed expressely to point out the stupidity of this whole “Asian fetish” claptrap. They should be put back forthwith.

Ooh! That’s harsh![/quote]
That’s all you got?! I was expecting some sorta retort…like…“At least I polish my shoes, you barefeeted huge hunk of raw manliness” or sumn like that.[/quote]At least I DO. Think yissef lucky – I was going to make a snarky comment about chubby toes.

I have a fetish for smooth, dark colored, expensive leather shoes with nice, thin three inch heels. Does that make me a Jimmy Chooist? Or Laboutinist?

My dog-in-law has a foot fetish. I guess that means I have a dog fetish.

Technical point: If a man owns a pair of rhinestone stilettos because he likes to look pretty, then that would be a fetish, even if he doesn’t rub himself with them.

[quote=“Screaming Jesus”]My dog-in-law has a foot fetish. I guess that means I have a dog fetish.

Technical point: If a man owns a pair of rhinestone stilettos because he likes to look pretty, then that would be a fetish, even if he doesn’t rub himself with them.[/quote]
Technical point: If a man owns a pair of rhinestone stilettos because he likes to look pretty and DOESN’T rub himself with them, he’s a fucking weirdo.

Kind of rough on the prostate, though. Jellies would be far more appropriate.

20 pair? And you are calling yourself a fetishist? I think I have 20 pair of black open toed heels. i KNOW I have 20 pair of “Athletic” shoes (read, only one pair of them is actually taken to the gym). I have almost 20 pair of boots.
You, sir, are no fetishist.

[quote=“SuchAFob”]20 pair? And you are calling yourself a fetishist? I think I have 20 pair of black open toed heels. i KNOW I have 20 pair of “Athletic” shoes (read, only one pair of them is actually taken to the gym). I have almost 20 pair of boots.
You, sir, are no fetishist.[/quote]
In circulation. 20 pairs is the maximum that can be accommodated in my downstairs shoe cachement area at any one time. The logistics are complicated. I have shoes I don’t even know I have. If that makes any sense. And only a few of them can be classed as “WTF were you THINKING?” Which is a very important distinction.

I used to have 22 pairs of flip flops. Mostly Reef and Havianas, but I had some really expensive ones as well. Chucked a lot of them out. Many many more of everything else.

I HATE being the kind of woman who obsesses over shoes, but I’m too vain to let it go. It’s such a monumental waste of time and money and it’s so uncreative because all you do is dumbly wait for the new season’s offers and ‘Ooh shiny! Mememe, I want!’

I’d love to say I was the kind of person who obsesses over, say, collecting calligraphy or orchids or something. I suppose that’s a different type of vanity. I’m so lame.

I’m not judging anyone who does have loads of shoes, it’s just a trait I don’t like in myself. It’s one of those things you know you shouldn’t bother about, like eyeshadow or soap operas, but you can’t stay away… There are worse things, I suppose.