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> ... you run out of homes, ... you have too much stuff ... puts an upper bound on the amount of stuff in our home. Conversation from last weekend - "I want t

> ... you run out of homes, ... you have too much stuff ... puts an upper bound on the amount of stuff in our home. Conversation from last weekend - "I want those brown shoes. They're so nice and fit like they're made for me" "You're shoes are overflowing your side, into mine and now into the corridor. I think you have too many." "I don't have any that are like boots. I want brown ones for the city.I'll wear to my $event" "You got yellow ones last month. They look like boots" "They're for a hike. These are for the city. I don't like being told about my shoes." And then there were more shoes. Same night - "I need to donate my old clothes"

CoastalCoder 4y ago
Some women care about shoes far, far more than makes sense to their husbands / boyfriends. My several attempts to understand this have been fruitless. This might belong on the short list of things to work around, rather than work through.
- BurningFrog 4y ago
  I think it's one of these personality traits you accept, even if you don't understand it.
  - Terretta 4y ago
    In women's wear, shoes are not foot wear. They're an accessory. It's nobody's fault shoes are bigger than earrings except the architect/builder who didn't accommodate that in the closet. :-)
    - erisinger 4y ago
      Huh. I wish I had encountered this way of thinking sooner.
caeril 4y ago
> "They're for a hike. These are for the city" I'm a guy, and I do this, too. I have two identical pair of boots. One pair is for "clean" things, such as going to the store, the office, etc. The other pair is for "dirty" things, such as yardwork, hiking, gardening, woodworking, etc. As my "clean" boots age and wear, I swap them out for a new pair, and the previous "clean" boots become my new "dirty" boots. It's a cycle I've been running for decades now. The hike vs city distinction makes sense to me, regardless of gender.

CoastalCoder 4y ago

Some women care about shoes far, far more than makes sense to their husbands / boyfriends. My several attempts to understand this have been fruitless. This might belong on the short list of things to work around, rather than work through.

BurningFrog 4y ago
I think it's one of these personality traits you accept, even if you don't understand it.
- Terretta 4y ago
  In women's wear, shoes are not foot wear. They're an accessory. It's nobody's fault shoes are bigger than earrings except the architect/builder who didn't accommodate that in the closet. :-)
  - erisinger 4y ago
    Huh. I wish I had encountered this way of thinking sooner.

caeril 4y ago

> "They're for a hike. These are for the city" I'm a guy, and I do this, too. I have two identical pair of boots. One pair is for "clean" things, such as going to the store, the office, etc. The other pair is for "dirty" things, such as yardwork, hiking, gardening, woodworking, etc. As my "clean" boots age and wear, I swap them out for a new pair, and the previous "clean" boots become my new "dirty" boots. It's a cycle I've been running for decades now. The hike vs city distinction makes sense to me, regardless of gender.