Relationship and Shoes

The other day I was helping a friend to think through the relationship she is having. In the discussion I reflected the obsession of woman and shoes. The saying "There are many fish in the sea" seems not so inappropriate for urban women living in concrete jungle. We hardly, never go fishing. So, are we able to relate to the old saying?

But we can relate to shoes.

Walk in to a fashion shoe store like Charles & Keith, you are already swimming in the possibility of walking away with one pair. There are shoes for almost every young ladies. But not all shoes are suitable for your feet. Some has different arches, flat feet, broad and bony. So a pointy toes shoes may not be comfortable for a flat footer.

The requirements of an ideal shoe is, colour to suit your skin tone, style that matches your dress and bags and height to suit your tolerance to pain.

Sometimes, you bought a pair and you like it so much that you wear them for all occasion. The colour and style goes with your work dress, suits and jeans. Then one day, you tripped and twisted your ankle. Boo-hoo, you have a sore ankle for a week! What do you wear? Crocs or Birkenstock to work. Terrible thing to happen.

Maybe the shoe failed you, broke and unrepairable. Even though how much you like the shoe, you have to throw them away. Sometimes, you kept the shoe at the back of your closet not wanting to face the pain the shoe has cost your ankle. The agony of walking around in smelly medicated bandage to a major account closing.

After two weeks, your ankle felt better and you decide to reward your recovery by getting yourself a new pair of shoe. Maybe a little more cautious this time. Lesser height, breathable material and perhaps something you don't mind running to catch the train with.

Before you realize it, time has made you forget about the shoe at the back of the closet. On spring cleaning, you took it out, tried them for a while and gave them away.

As a new saying, there is always a pair of shoe for everyone.

"There are many shoes at the store."