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How many pair of shoes (footwear) do you own?

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  1. PatrickUK

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    A friend of my ex-Brother in Law' believed you could tell a gay man by the number of pairs of shoes/footwear he owned. In his opinion, gay men owned over ten pairs, while straight men typically owned between five and seven pairs. A silly theory, I think.

    I'm the first to admit that I do own a lot of shoes, boots etc. (many more than my partner) so I'm not best placed to rubbish the theory.

    So, out of scientific interest :slight_smile: .... how many pairs of shoes/footwear do you own?

    Join in if you are Lesbian, Bi, Trans as it will be interesting to see if this seemingly ridiculous idea has any credibility whatsoever.
     
  2. I have four? pairs of shoes right now, I believe. I don't know where that lands genderqueer ol' me haha

    This stereotype is NOT true about gay men either :lol: My brother is straight as can be and is like obsessed with shoes. He said if he won the lottery he'd buy a couple cool cars and and tons of shoes.

    So, there's that!
     
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    I have three, and I probably need to get one of my pairs of shoes swapped out for something newer. These ones I've had for 3 years and are starting to go on me (even if they are waterproof and comfortable).


    Wait, make that four...I do own a pair of Homer Simpson fuzzy slippers :lol:
     
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    Three pairs total, two pairs of sneakers that I wear regularly and one pair of shoes for formal occasions. Oh and my fuzzy indoor slippers :lol:
     
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    I have 1 pair of sandals and 2 pairs of sneakers. I don't really care about shoes at all though. My mom is constantly buying new shoes so if I need a pair I just take them from her.
     
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    I own about 7 pair of shoes, I don't care that much about shoes. Plus, most of them are old anyways, I usually regularly wear about 4 shoes througout the whole year.
     
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    I own one pair of sneakers and one pair of boots that I've had for years, so the stereotype doesn't work with me.
     
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    Let's see...
    New Converses
    Running Shoes
    Track Spikes
    Nice shoes
    Somewhat nice shoes
    Driving shoes
    Old sneakers
    Flip Flops

    8 pairs at the moment. I must get more shoes:grin:
     
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    3:
    Converse
    combat boots
    walking boots
     
  10. Wuggums47

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    I only have five, but I usually just wear two. I'd like to get some other ones.
     
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    I own a total of eleven pairs, various kinds.
    Need to replace some of them soon, though.
     
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    I had to count mine...

    Total, I have 22 pairs. That sounds bad, but when I broke it down it makes more sense...

    Sneaker/Canvas Shoes: 7 pairs.
    Dress Shoes for Work: 5 pairs.
    Semi-Formal Shoes (but I wouldn't wear these to work): 2 pairs.
    Running Shoes: 2 pairs.
    Dress Shoes/Formal: 2 pairs.
    Shoes That I can let get Messy/Wet: 2 pairs.
    Moccasins (because they're super comfy): 2 pairs.

    That's not including my sandals, hiking boots, snow boots, and rain boots.

    ...you know what? I may have a problem.
     
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    2 pairs:
    Normal shoes
    (maybe) "nice" shoes (never use them)


    I don't exactly care for shoes much. I don't get out very often.
     
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    Haha, so it's not just me :lol:
     
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    I have 6 pairs that are wearable, how's that for a lesbian?
     
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    Running
    Boots
    Skate
    Cleats
    Cleats
    Cleats
     
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    Nine. How can you survive with two or even less pairs? I mean, what kind of clima do you have? Can you use same shoes in winter and summer? It's awesome :slight_smile:
     
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    Only four pairs here: Work shoes, casual shoes, running shoes and walking boots.

    I'd like a few more pairs of casual shoe so I could alternate/reduce the wear and tear, and maybe some brown work shoes but I doubt I'll ever own more than eight pairs at any one time.

    Speaking of which I knew several (rich) straight men with massive shoe collections - over twenty pairs each! More money than sense, they had.
     
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