
Eskimos have (at least) 24 different words for snow. We have as many words for women’s shoes! Athletic shoes, casual shoes, sandals, high heels, pumps, dress shoes, dance shoes, loafers, slippers, boots, sneakers, platform shoes, crocs. Are we that passionate about shoes?
I don’t know about you, but I can’t even count all the Saturday mornings I’ve spent trying to find shoes that cater to me perfectly. Last Saturday alone, I spent about 6 hours waltzing in and out of every shop in the mall, trying on hundreds of different pairs of shoes trying to find the right one for me. All I wanted is a pair of shoes that fit me, with the right quality and style, that doesn’t cost much… all I want is to find the shoes that are designed just for lil’ old me! Am I asking for too much…?
The very same night, I was hanging out with my -also single- girlfriends in a bar. It was one more night we spent drinking and talking while hoping to meet the perfect man. I’ve played this scene in my mind about a million times; the door suddenly opens, and the most handsome guy that just happens to be the One, walks to me, smiling, and buys me a drink.
While I was walking home alone later I couldn’t stop thinking: “Men are much like shoes.”