A second opinion

Good news people, there is a God. No, I did not have a good date. Let's not be totally unrealistic, OK? But in light of yesterday's fiasco, this is almost as good.

I just saw another podiatrist, who is clearly FAR more qualified than the first mean horrible podiatrist, and he told me the following:

a) 4-inch heels are indeed off limits for actual walking, but 2 1/2" is FINE! He could have handed me a check for several million dollars and I don't think I would have been any happier. OK, that would buy A LOT of shoes of all kinds of varying heel heights, but still. It is VERY possible to be attractive to the opposite sex in 2 1/2" heels! Oh happy day!

b) There is a little do-hickey that a shoe-repair place can put into your shoes that will make them far less dangerous to your long term walking abilities and much more comfortable to boot (pun pretty much intended). I just hope they don't cost too much because whatever it is I have to multiply it by... oh, I don't know, several hundred or so to get them into all my shoes. Oh whatever. Money, shmoney. I can wear shoes again!

Anyway, a great big thank-you to everyone for your sympathy. There will be NO Rockports in this girl's foreseeable future. And worry not, your regularly scheduled man-hunting programming will return tomorrow.