What are your thoughts when you see someone walking around in really high heels like it’s absolutely nothing ?
August 10, 2025
I’m always impressed but what do you guys think?
33 comments
Strong ankles!
“Wow, those are some high heels” I guess? I don’t really think anything much other than making the observation. If I even do that. I don’t tend to look at people’s footwear.
They are going to have issues with their feet in the future.
Ouch!
Damn! How do they do that??
Good for her!
Damn, wish I could wear them without towering over everyone else. I’m nearly 6 foot.
I think: they practiced
I used to wear heels everywhere, and even got annoyed when my professor made me take them off and wear flat shoes in the lab. (no, this is not safe. yes, I was stupid.)
It took months of practice to get there, but I could quite easily walk in them at a reasonable pace for a couple of hours. I stopped wearing heels as a default when I moved to a city that’s not entirely flat everywhere and I honestly never went back. I don’t care as much about heels like I used to. I still think they’re pretty, but it takes more energy to walk in them and honestly, they don’t seem particularly in fashion anymore, not the way they used to be and only for special events.
In hindsight I think I got lucky, some of my friends have really bad deformities because of always wearing heals or pains that never really go away. I’m thankful my feet are fine and never experienced these issues.
I used to be able to do that when my ankles, knees and hips were much younger.
I really like flat comfy shoes now.
Nothing. It wouldn’t generally register to me. I spent a lot of time in areas and activities where wearing high heels was common, so it wouldn’t strike me as unusual until you are talking really significant heel/platforms that are more for theatrical performance than common wear. If I noticed, my reaction would probably just a quick neutral internal acknowledgement, ‘those are tall ones’ and move on with my day.
Ouch
I wonder how much mental and physical energy they are devoting to just walking in those shoes.
Woah!
I can’t walk in them so I’m usually impressed.
I did this. I danced in 6” heels for the better part of 15yrs and you know what, my feet are FUCKED up. It’s bad. My toes are basically disfigured and I have no pads on the bottom of my heels plus recurring hairline fractures on the balls of both my feet. I wear comfort shoes all the time now, but walking even short distances is very painful. If I knew then what I know now, I would never put my feet through it.
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That must hurt
Honestly heels hurt less than being in flats all day so it doesn’t even phase me when other women wear them.
“Damn girl! I wish…”
Wow. Holy shnikeys that is so cool
I wish i was like her. (Then I get jealous and hate myself)
Definitely impressed. I manage to fall with flat surfaces.
Before MS that was me.
After MS I retrained myself to be able to walk on them….until my issues made it impossible. Now I only wear either flats or with a slight heel due to back pain.
Good for her and I hope she’s feeling gorgeous and powerful in that moment, and depending on the shoes I’m probabky also thinking about where I can get a pair and if they’d look anywhere near as good on me.
I wish i i still had mine
Their spines are so out of whack
I’m not impressed but feel bad for their foot health
Their shoes are either very very expensive or their feet are hurting a lot but they have a trained walk and poker face about it
Depends on the situation. Most of the time I’m like “wow she looks great in those.” But if it’s 2am on a cobblestone street and she’s clearly struggling, it’s more like “oh you poor thing. Next time put flats in your bag.”
I don’t think about it at all.
Very strong legs and ankles!
‘Wow’ and ‘ouch’ is usually what I think
I rarely think anything about it. Oh they are wearing heels.
Nothing much. I personally never had difficulty with heels so I wouldn’t see it as anything noteworthy.
33 comments
Strong ankles!
“Wow, those are some high heels” I guess? I don’t really think anything much other than making the observation. If I even do that. I don’t tend to look at people’s footwear.
They are going to have issues with their feet in the future.
Ouch!
Damn! How do they do that??
Good for her!
Damn, wish I could wear them without towering over everyone else. I’m nearly 6 foot.
I think: they practiced
I used to wear heels everywhere, and even got annoyed when my professor made me take them off and wear flat shoes in the lab. (no, this is not safe. yes, I was stupid.)
It took months of practice to get there, but I could quite easily walk in them at a reasonable pace for a couple of hours. I stopped wearing heels as a default when I moved to a city that’s not entirely flat everywhere and I honestly never went back. I don’t care as much about heels like I used to. I still think they’re pretty, but it takes more energy to walk in them and honestly, they don’t seem particularly in fashion anymore, not the way they used to be and only for special events.
In hindsight I think I got lucky, some of my friends have really bad deformities because of always wearing heals or pains that never really go away. I’m thankful my feet are fine and never experienced these issues.
I used to be able to do that when my ankles, knees and hips were much younger.
I really like flat comfy shoes now.
Nothing. It wouldn’t generally register to me. I spent a lot of time in areas and activities where wearing high heels was common, so it wouldn’t strike me as unusual until you are talking really significant heel/platforms that are more for theatrical performance than common wear. If I noticed, my reaction would probably just a quick neutral internal acknowledgement, ‘those are tall ones’ and move on with my day.
Ouch
I wonder how much mental and physical energy they are devoting to just walking in those shoes.
Woah!
I can’t walk in them so I’m usually impressed.
I did this. I danced in 6” heels for the better part of 15yrs and you know what, my feet are FUCKED up. It’s bad. My toes are basically disfigured and I have no pads on the bottom of my heels plus recurring hairline fractures on the balls of both my feet. I wear comfort shoes all the time now, but walking even short distances is very painful. If I knew then what I know now, I would never put my feet through it.
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That must hurt
Honestly heels hurt less than being in flats all day so it doesn’t even phase me when other women wear them.
“Damn girl! I wish…”
Wow. Holy shnikeys that is so cool
I wish i was like her. (Then I get jealous and hate myself)
Definitely impressed. I manage to fall with flat surfaces.
Before MS that was me.
After MS I retrained myself to be able to walk on them….until my issues made it impossible. Now I only wear either flats or with a slight heel due to back pain.
Good for her and I hope she’s feeling gorgeous and powerful in that moment, and depending on the shoes I’m probabky also thinking about where I can get a pair and if they’d look anywhere near as good on me.
I wish i i still had mine
Their spines are so out of whack
I’m not impressed but feel bad for their foot health
Their shoes are either very very expensive or their feet are hurting a lot but they have a trained walk and poker face about it
Depends on the situation. Most of the time I’m like “wow she looks great in those.” But if it’s 2am on a cobblestone street and she’s clearly struggling, it’s more like “oh you poor thing. Next time put flats in your bag.”
I don’t think about it at all.
Very strong legs and ankles!
‘Wow’ and ‘ouch’ is usually what I think
I rarely think anything about it. Oh they are wearing heels.
Nothing much. I personally never had difficulty with heels so I wouldn’t see it as anything noteworthy.