HE and I drove to the big city for an appointment, and I was surprised that he wanted to stop somewhere to buy shoes. Be still my heart! I eagerly offered a suggestion as to where to stop, anticipating that I would do a little shoe shopping myself. Did I need shoes? The answer to that question is that I ALWAYS need shoes, and since I was born to parents who both had big feet, I am blessed to be a size eleven, so can’t buy them just anywhere. This particular store often carries a few size elevens in styles and colors that weren’t too awful. Those of us with big feet don’t want to stand out in the crowd with garish colors or styles. I quickly browsed, looking for black, low-heeled, air-cushioned insoles, and size eleven. I found a pair and quickly tried them on. Perfect. Now to look around some more…but HE was done. Done in four minutes, and ready to check out. NOBODY is done shoe shopping in four minutes, except HIM. Did he even try them on? Did he look at his feet in the special foot mirror that sits low to the ground? Front, back, and side views? Did he wonder if they would fit with all his socks, or just the heavier socks? Does he perhaps need some new socks, too? Did he check to see if they come in other colors? Did they make his feet look too big? Did he ask a friend or even a random person in the shoe aisle what they thought? Sigh. Men are so simple. I gathered up my size elevens and followed him out the door.
The Shoes Blues
October 7, 2018 by The Minnesota Farm Woman
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My husband – who wears only steel toe work boots – will picky point and futz over a dozen pairs then decide they’re all too expensive. Drives me nuts. I refuse to let him shop for boots any more – I simply walk in, find a size 12, 8” upper, leather, soles must be stitched on, all other stitching must be triple. Don’t care what they cost – he’s in them 16 out of 24 hours and the more I spend the longer they last. Me – I’m guilty of wearing anything I have literally to death.
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Mine found his in 5 minutes
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