It was all news to me when J told me the other day on our commute into New York City. He said he had seen a woman’s feet across the aisle on the bus and her toenails were, well,
not so perty. That, he said, suggested that she might not maintain other areas of her looks/body/life.
I had never heard of it before! Of course it’s not a tried and true rule or anything, but apparently while dating J would check out his ladies’ toes. He appreciates a girl with a beauty routine and if her feet were bare, she probably wasn’t right for him.
The entire time he was telling me, all I could think about was whether or not he was really hinting that I was the one who actually needed a full-out pedicure (it has been a leetleeee while... I usually paint ‘em myself), but he assured me that, no, I was fine but this was really something some guys paid attention to while checking out girls.
I still wasn’t totally convinced (I mean, nice
T&A probably overrides chipped nail polish, right?), but found evidence to support the theory from one of Glamour’s
Man on the Street videos (around the 1:40 mark). Apparently guys really
do pay attention to our feet. Who knew!
Even J’s best friend, Brian, supports the theory telling me this weekend that he loves women’s shoes. He loves a girl who will rock a killer pair of heels and strut her stuff. So there you have it. Heels, cute pedi and smooth skin: feet are the new windows to the soul. I guess…
And, ladies, let’s really be honest here. Would you date a dude with gnarly toes? My friend doesn’t even want guys to show their feet—period: “The worst thing a guy can wear is sandals! Guys, keep that sh*t under wraps! Please just wear a pair of sneakers, oxfords, boots…anything but the dreaded mandall!”
