WHY WOMEN LIKES AND HATES TO HIGH HEEL

Five Things to Love About High Heels (And A Three Things to Hate)

Some women love high heels, and other women hate them.

But I believe that most of us fall somewhere in the middle,

having a love/hate relationship with high heels -- we know

how painful they can be, but we can't resist the call of a

pretty pair of pumps, even if they do have horrible, horrible

four inch heels. Over the years, I've tried to use moderation

when it comes to high heeled shoes. I opt for chunkier heels,

and don't go in much for stilettos, thinking that while they

may be just as bad for my feet, at least I'm less likely to injure myself while wearing them. I mix my high heels in with a lot of flats, sneakers, and lower-heeled shoes, and I never wear high heels for very long, or do a lot of walking in them. I also try to find the most comfortable high heels that I can, make sure they fit well, and never wear a heel over about 4 inches. Because let's face it, no matter how pretty or sexy the shoes are, nobody looks good teetering on a pair of ill-fitting stilettos that they can barelywalk in.

Thus far, I've sustainedno major injuries, and I don't have any heel-related problems that I'm aware of. This could be that my moderation methodis working, or it could just be dumb luck. I suspect that the debate over whether or not women should wear high heels will continue long after I've retired my platform sandals. In the meantime, I've compiled this list of things to love about high

heels, and to keep things balanced, I've included a few things

to hate about them.

5 Things to Love About High Heels

1) High Heels Make You TallerVertically challenged

women everywhere will tell you how they love their

heels. But, even if you don't need extra height, having

it can make you feel good. It's truly a heady feeling to

slip on a pair of shoes and instantly be 3 or 4 inches

taller, and reaching things on the top shelf, well, it's

a high like no other.

2) High Heels Don't Make You Look FatUnlike skinny

jeans, cropped leggings, or whatever other torturous

styles are appearing on the runways, high heels won't

make you look fat. Granted, some styles are more

flattering than others, but as a general rule, heels

are more slimming than flats.

3) High Heels Can Make an OutfitEven a pair of jeans

and a t-shirt can take on an entirely different look

when a pair of heels is added, and nothing can make a

plain skirt pop like the perfect pair of pumps or sandals.

Heels add a feminine touch to suits as well.

4) High Heels Make You Feel (and Look!) SexyJust

putting on a pair of sexy high heels can make you feel

sexier, but they also can make you look sexier. High

heels change our body stance, making our calf muscles

more pronounced, and forcing our butts and chests

out -- it's nearly as if high heels force us into better

posture ... and good posture is always sexy.

5) High Heels Don't Have to Cost a FortuneWhile

it's easy to spend a fortune on high heels, even

inexpensive brands can look great. In fact, there

are few things that can cost as little and make you

feel quite as happy, as a pair of killer heels.

Three Things We Hate About High Heels ...

1)High Heels Wreak Havoc on Our Bodies

In addition to making your feet sore, wearing

very high heels too often or for too long can

cause knee and back pain, as well as a host of

other foot problems.

2)High Heels Can Cause Serious Injury

I once read an article in which an ER doctor described

some of the injuries caused by high heel shoes. Among

them, was injuries caused by having a stiletto heel

rammed into the top of another person's foot on a

dance floor. Not all foot injuries sound quite as gruesome,

but trust those who've endured them, they all hurt like hell.

3)High Heels Are Hard to Walk In

Granted, some women seem to have been born

wearing high-heeled shoes, and could probably

climb a mountain in them -- have you heard

about High Heel Races? But for most of us,

some things are just less convenient in heels.

A few things that come to mind are: icy streets,

grassy areas, steep or long staircases, snowy

sidewalks, slippery floors, puddles of water,

dancing, running, and aerobics ... the list goes

on and on. We may love them, but if high heels

were as comfortable as many of us claim, we'd

be lounging around in our PJs and evening shoes.