It is difficult enough for most women to get their husbands to go with them anywhere to shop. The agony that they go through when they have to go find shoes for men is a whole different ballgame. Encouraging a man to try a new style of shoe is very difficult, if not impossible and rarely happens unless they are ill and unconscious.
The shoes for men today are not like they were even 5 years ago. They used to come in simple styles and simple sizes. A man was willing to make due with black or brown and styles was not a problem that they even thought to consider. Shopping for shoes for men back then was easy. You simply picked up the one you wanted, asked the salesperson to bring it to you in the size you told her and it appeared like magic.
Men seemed, back then, to concentrate on fishing or golf more than shopping for a pair of shoes. They certainly loved their pickup trucks and their time at the ballpark with the grand kids. The shoes for men back then afforded them a comfortable lifestyle, in an economical model that would not break the family budget and would allow him to roam to his hearts content through whatever debris he wanted.
Today, shopping with men for shoes or any other type of clothing is hard to do. The first excuse you will hear come out of their mouth is that they promised to meet a buddy up at the local diner for a cup of coffee, and you will hear them say, “Honey, just go without me. You know what I like.” That is not the case when you do what he asked, and come home with a pair of shoes for men that is not even close to what he expected.
The second excuse is that the shoes he has on are fine and do not need replacing by any other shoes for men that I might have in mind, although that pair have seen better days and are ripping out at the toe and another excuse is given for not getting in the car and going with you. The shoes for men are real hard to fit when you do not have the man’s foot there with you when you buy them. Of course, sizing errors are going to occur, and certainly, the color is not going to be just the right shade of brown to please him.
By: Mary Lorainne -