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How Comfortable Would You Want Your Shoes To Be?


I have this habit of buying oversized shoes. This is not because I like them big but because I want to be comfortable walking around in my shoes.  A size below is usually way too tight, the right size is good but it still hurt my toes and a size bigger is just too big. I rarely wear high heeled shoes, only on special occasions and for the same reason -comfort on my feet. 

I didn't realize how ugly I looked on my feet till my friends brought my attention to it, they always said my feet looked like they were running away from me because they are way too long or they would say if someone saw me coming from a distance, they would first see my feet before they saw me. The funny thing is that I only buy shoes a size bigger than my original size why would I be looking that ridiculous then? 
 
One day, I bought a shoe exactly my size. I didn't buy it because I felt like turning a new leaf but because I loved the design and they didn't have a bigger size. When I first wore it, my friends were full of praise for this pair of shoe. They said it was the best shoe I had probably bought in my life but the funny thing was that although I enjoyed the nice things they said, my feet were killing me.
With time, I got to adjust into these shoes and my feet began to hurt less. 

I think it's kinda the same thing in life. The need for instant comfort could make one look really weird even while being comfortable. Maybe being uncomfortable could be part of looking good. What if the discomfort doesn't ease of with time, would you rather get used to the discomfort in order to put up appearances or would you rather get the hell out of that uncomfortable situation to enjoy your comfortable but weird life?
Does this comfortable and uncomfortable theory(for what of a better word) appeal in just some aspects of life and in what aspects do we want to be uncomfortable to look good?  

I got to realize  that I was no longer comfortable wearing those shoes that were bigger than my size and some of them began to have this demarcation between where my toes stopped in the shoes and where the rest of the shoe continued, making the shoes look even uglier.


Please leave your thoughts in the comments section below, I would really want to know how comfortable you would want your shoes to be. 

Comments

  1. Sheila8 July 2018 at 22:25

    You're right. Comfort is more a state of MIND than a state of BEING. You loved your oversized shoes, but then you love the compliments you get from the less-comfy ones. I love shoes my size but not because the bigger ones look awkward (I don't know how to care about people's opinions).

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  2. Unknown8 July 2018 at 23:07

    My first consideration is usually the satisfaction I get from wearing the shoe and I always like my shoes exactly my size, not too big and not too small. My appearance matters to me first and getting admiration from others is equally important to me.

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