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Posted by I eat robots (Member # 18605) on :
 
Hello, all. I've lately wondered why I've developed this taste for women's feet over the last seven or so years (beginning in late middle school), and decided to share my research on the topic with all of you and ask your personal opinion.

I discovered I liked feet accidentally, and really out of curiosity. Somebody mentioned a foot fetish at a party I was at, and, not knowing what that was, I looked it up on google later, only to discover that I, myself, was a foot fetishist.

But I found it curious that I had never thought to look at a girl or woman's feet before, and decided to research what had caused me to suddenly have this fetish. The answers I found vary widely.

1) There's the old, and perhaps more familiar, Freudian explanation of it being a result of being overly exposed to feet as a toddler (an explanation that I think is rather silly).

2) Then there's the thought that foot fetishists are simply people with greater sensitivity to pheromones, which come out of sweat pores, a lot of which are in feet. This would explain why some men prefer stinky feet. I, myself, do not, so I'm not sure how convinced I am by this theory.

3) A less common but more interesting explanation for foot fetishism I found on the web suggests that perhaps it's caused by the prevalence of women having delicate feet in art. This began when deities in ancient cultures were depicted to have really soft, uncalloused feet because they didn't have to suffer and toil like the common man. The tradition of giving women goddesses beautiful feet continued through artwork throughout the ages, I suppose, until modern times.

The last option I listed was a bit of a cheapened version of the link I found. If you guys are interested in reading it, I'll try and find the site again. It was really interesting. I thought I'd bring this up because I'm not sure if the source of foot fetishism has already been solved and I'm simply on the outside. Also, if any of you have alternative explanations, and/or stories relating your own experiences with foot fetishism and why you have it that you'd like to share, please feel free to do so. Plus, I'd like to hear your own opinions on the theories I listed for you.
 

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Posted by cliveman (Member # 19258) on :
 
I guess it could be something to do with low self esteem, as in, the feet are the lowest aprt of someones body, and bringing yourself level with them is debasing yourself, that could work?

But I know alot of foot fetish guys are terribly confident, so I'm not sure if thats as right as I think it is..
 

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Posted by I eat robots (Member # 18605) on :
 
That doesn't work quite for me. While I've always enjoyed a more submissive role when it comes to foot foreplay, I've also always enjoyed a more dominant one. And utter domination, crushing, and foot worship don't excite me quite like just looking at nice feet does. But I certainly understand how that psychology could develop in some guys, so it's an entirely plausible and likely suggestion.
 

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Posted by AFfootdude05 (Member # 2999) on :
 
I have always wondered if it could be genetic, or maybe even the way you're raised, both having a significant impact.
 

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Posted by Uno1 (Member # 2883) on :
 
1) I think -- as has also been mentioned before -- that a good deal of the attraction comes from the fact that feet are curvy.

2) Perhaps on a subconscious level, the sight of toes sitting neatly together has a visual appeal comparable to that of fine art. It's hard to describe, but maybe the way they're each similar, yet are also subtly different, with each slightly smaller than the last, sort of gives them that 'construct' kind of look -- like something that's 'meant' to look nice. Maybe there's a subliminal part of your brain that responds to that, sort of how you would consciously find a painting or some other piece of artwork fascinating.

3) On another psychological level, there's the more well-known 'mystery' aspect of it all. If you're one of us, then it can be very hard not to wonder whether an attractive woman you've met/seen has attractive feet. The intrigue can become part of the attraction, and I imagine that this particular aspect is a big part of what keeps most guys partial to this sort of thing.
 

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Posted by I eat robots (Member # 18605) on :
 
Uno1, very interesting. But then, if you don't mind me asking (and I'm somewhat rudely presupposing that you are probably an advocate for evolution, but if I'm wrong please correct me), why do you think such an appeal in something similar to 'fine art' would evolve in humans? This isn't meant to challenge your opinion, but rather hear your thoughts on it, because to some extent I definitely agree with the possibility and plausibility of aspects of your theory.
 

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Posted by babeflover (Member # 2953) on :
 
quote"Causes of Foot Fetishism"
Don't care to find out, i'm happy i have it, sex, i'm 100% sure, wouldn't be the same without it. It is my believe that after 15 years having sex with the same woman, my wife, the #1 reason i'm NOT sexualy bored, it is because of that extra "thing" my love for her feet brings.
 

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Posted by Yogi (Member # 581) on :
 
My dad is a FOOT guy too. Hmm... I wonder
 

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Posted by longtoenaillvr (Member # 19419) on :
 
I believe that it is genetic, I have loved feet ever since i was a child, i can remember looking at my aunts feet under the table when i was 5 years old. Every man has a favorite part of the female body that just sends him over the top,we dont know why, just like some men prefer a woman with curly dark hair, or blonde straight hair, they dont know why, they just know what they like. I love my foot fetish and I hate it... there have been many women that I have dated that were truley great but just didnt have the feet I like........such is our curse.
 

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Posted by solebeit (Member # 1410) on :
 
Short foot fetish documentry

Some interesting answers can be found here. And if all the information presented here is correct, and you think about, a footjob is the ULTIMATE in sexual pleasure.

=P
 

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Posted by babeflover (Member # 2953) on :
 
i had to stop watching the video because it contains the most disgusting thing ever created, MEN'S feet.
 

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Posted by JayArr (Member # 2229) on :
 
Hmmm, I dunno.

This is not the kind of topic that can necessarily be resolved. Like all things psychological, it can only be debated. Endlessly debated...

I think I would term foot fetishism partly -- perhaps primarily -- a love of "intimate geometry". That is to say: feet are inherently geometrically complex, with asymmetric curves, discrete extensions, topographical variations, elaborate contours and so on. But this geometry is "intimate" because (speaking as a sole-lover, which I'm sure goes for many) it's contained underneath -- literally and metaphorically. Literally, soles are the bottom, and the natural end-point of the body, with many neural connections; metaphorically, they are below the social line (i.e. foot fetishism is not seen as socially acceptable). This "intimate geometry" is a potent cocktail. This is Category A.

Now, if you combine the idea of scent/smell with this paradigm of "intimate geometry", whether that be natural smell (sweat/bacteria) or artificial (lotion/soap), then foot fetishism explictly moves out of the abstract, artistic realm of admiration and into the carnal and animalistic, which, to a large extent, sex is predicated on, and we all desire it to be. With the idea of smell added in, the "intimate" in "intimate geometry" is intensified -- we want to experience it up close, all for ourselves, and only for ourselves. Category A changes, through the conduit of smell, from admiration to wanton lust. This is Category B.

But nothing is clear cut. There may be people here -- and I'm sure there are -- that like feet to be neutral (i.e. no smell). There may even be people that are anosmic (no sense of smell) that like feet. So it's rather hard to talk objectively; rather, one can only talk subjectively.

Incidentally, while I've never used the term "intimate geometry" till now (on the contrary, I just thought of it), I have had girls ask me, "why feet?". And one answer I give is that they are just more darn interesting than those blobs of fat we call breasts. They seem to be OK with that -- and it's the truth, anyway (for me). That's not to say that breasts are inherently disinteresting or not arousing; it's just that feet have their own innate appeal. There's a versatility there uniquely their own.

See, hands should have this same appeal for many -- maybe even for many foot fetishists. But they don't seem to. That's not to say there aren't hand fetishists out there (there are), or that some foot fetishists aren't hand fetishists, too (or, at least, don't reserve some extra measure of affection for them that the "average" person does not). Hands just don't have the same draw. Now, why is that? They seem like fairly "intimate geometry". So they fit Category A. They can also be given a smell. So they fit Category B. Maybe it's that it might be more socially acceptable to like hands. Maybe they're too far up the body. Maybe they extend off the wrong part of the body (i.e. arms are generally less admired than legs on a woman).

The hand-dilemma, if you want to call it that, is interesting. It causes me to think harder on this issue. Something else is at play. Maybe it's the odour of a woman's feet -- something you can't get (at least, not of the same composition/potency) from hands? And maybe anyone that hates odour is living in some form of denial? Or is that concept insulting and wrong? If it is, then the dilemma remains. Even if it isn't, there could be other reasons. I'd like to advocate that one reason feet have this special magic is position: they are on a kind of bee-line for a woman's pussy and ass. Legs run up a woman's body; arms at the side (wow, what powers of observation I have ). We can perhaps imagine -- no, we perhaps are imagining -- on some subconscious level that beams of pleasure are rippling from a woman's feet to her vagina in some way when we touch them (with hands, face, lips, tongue, penis etc.). It is arousing for us because we inwardly believe that it is arousing for them. Of course, this is true to some extent of any tactile contact between people engaged in sexual activities, but when you consider the earlier categories, there's a powerful love equation at work.

In fact, it may be the latter feature that is key -- for very few women possess foot fetishes towards men. In other words: the answer probably does lie with the male love of female legs. Foot fetishists thus become the ultimate leg lovers by proxy (and vice versa). In this line of thought, female legs, in the crudest terms possible, become like super information highways; massive neural pathways running towards the ultimate erogenous zone. Like a great movie with great characters and a great plot, the kind that supposedly have deep themes running underneath (e.g. "Star Wars"), feet are a symbol for something deeper. But that doesn't rubbish the idea of feet being extremely aesthetically/sexually pleasurable in and of themselves. The symbol is not artificial; it is real. But why do we really, really, really love them so?

Ah... the endless mysteries of life. Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got to get back to my quantum physics class. (I kid).

P.S. I know that didn't directly address the origins of foot fetishism, but maybe someone can get something out of it. At the least, I got a kick out of writing it. Analyses of things you love are fun. And if an analysis isn't fun, then you don't really love it.

[ January 28, 2007, 08:30 PM: Message edited by: JayArr ]
 

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Posted by thosetoes (Member # 2489) on :
 
It is has been said that men with foot fethishes havev higher IQ's. It has to do with the geometry and the way the foot works and is designed.
 

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Posted by JayArr (Member # 2229) on :
 

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Originally posted by thosetoes:
It is has been said that men with foot fethishes havev higher IQ's. It has to do with the geometry and the way the foot works and is designed.

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I am always dubious of such claims -- and that's putting it mildly.

It's a vanitous claim.

Firstly, no one can determine what intelligence actually is or how it should be measured, rendering the I.Q. test flawed and a nice oddity at best. Secondly, associating intelligence -- which, as my last sentence just said, is impossible to absolutely define -- with sexual likes and dislikes strikes me as specious and silly.

Of course, I'd like to think it's true. Certainly, if we're being vain, we can maybe say we have a "sensual intelligence", at least for feet. I'm being PC even as I'm joking. See, ear lovers can then say they have a sensuous intelligence for ears -- and anyone that doesn't is an ear dummy. Well, I tell you, I'm proud not only to not be a foot dummy, but, in the words of Samuel L, to be a foot fuckin' mastuh!
 

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Posted by canIsmellYourFeet (Member # 11183) on :
 
I don't MIND dominance in foot vids, but I don't PREFER them or ask for them. I like it as simply as "Hi, I'd like to smell your feet" "Sure!"

Screw trying to find out. Its funny when society comes across something they feel is disgusting they try to dissect it as a way of bring it back to something they're comfortable with (i.e., a cure), something they CAN wrap their minds around. Its not good enough to say "Eh, if they like it they like it", no, they have to be "fixed".
 

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Posted by Foot Soldier (Member # 16789) on :
 
I can only speak for myself, but I think the very shape and design of the female foot touches the subconscious in a way that goes beyond words. I not only lust for the female foot, I am actually intrigued by it and curious as to how it works. I have seen quite a few in my life time that I feel are the closest thing to perfection that I have witnessed. A perfectly shaped foot with just the right touches of character are a work of art indeed.
 

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Posted by Uno1 (Member # 2883) on :
 
JayArr,

Very interesting insight. I liked the whole "intimate geometry" thing, and you're a fine writer.

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Originally posted by I eat robots:
Uno1, very interesting. But then, if you don't mind me asking (and I'm somewhat rudely presupposing that you are probably an advocate for evolution, but if I'm wrong please correct me), why do you think such an appeal in something similar to 'fine art' would evolve in humans? This isn't meant to challenge your opinion, but rather hear your thoughts on it, because to some extent I definitely agree with the possibility and plausibility of aspects of your theory.

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Thanks, IER. Actually, evolution wasn't that big of a factor in my theory (not consciously anyway); I just sort of assumed that whatever it is in each of us that catches our attention in regards to artwork -- making it pleasing/fascinating on an aesthetic level -- is perhaps the very same thing that makes the image of the female foot attractive to some of us as well.

Sort of like if you're looking at a sculpture, examining all the fine curves and such. Feet are comparable because they also have a certain complexity to them in structure. This is accented by the way the toes are all similar in appearance, but differ from one another slightly in size -- giving the foot, as I mentioned, a 'construct' kind of look, like something that's been molded with care (just as artwork is).

Also, let's face it, toes are just plain cute...especially those of Shayna Ryan, who likely has the most beautiful feet I've ever seen (which is why I enjoy observing 'fine art' during the first scene of Bikini Hoe-Down ) except for perhaps Lauren Storm.

Anyway, if evolution does fit in somewhere, then perhaps it's the opposite of what I'm suggesting. Maybe feet are the earliest forms of 'artwork' (being among the curviest parts of the body), creating a primal appreciation for structural works of visual beauty that extends to things like fine art.

Guess I went kind of deep there.

[ January 31, 2007, 11:16 PM: Message edited by: Uno1 ]
 

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Posted by Dub (Member # 12547) on :
 
I believe I developed my fetish from a girl I liked during early highschool; start of high school she wore those cute leather schoolgirls shoes, then a year later she started wearing horrid white sneakers!

I was indifferent with feet up until that stage.

[ January 29, 2007, 05:48 AM: Message edited by: Dub ]
 

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Posted by JayArr (Member # 2229) on :
 

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Originally posted by Uno1:
JayArr,

Very interesting insight. I liked the whole "intimate geometry" thing, and you're a fine writer.

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Originally posted by I eat robots:
Uno1, very interesting. But then, if you don't mind me asking (and I'm somewhat rudely presupposing that you are probably an advocate for evolution, but if I'm wrong please correct me), why do you think such an appeal in something similar to 'fine art' would evolve in humans? This isn't meant to challenge your opinion, but rather hear your thoughts on it, because to some extent I definitely agree with the possibility and plausibility of aspects of your theory.

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Thanks, IER. Actually, evolution wasn't that big of a factor in my theory (not consciously anyway); I just sort of assumed that whatever it is in each of us that catches our attention in regards to artwork -- making it pleasing/fascinating on an aesthetic level -- is perhaps the very same thing that makes the image of the female foot attractive to some of us as well.

Sort of like if you're looking at a scuplture, examining all the fine curves and such. Feet are comparable because they also have a certain complexity to them in structure. This is accented by the way the toes are all similar in appearance, but differ from one another slightly in size -- giving the foot, as I mentioned, a 'construct' kind of look, like something that's been molded with care (just as artwork is).

Also, let's face it, toes are just plain cute...especially those of Shayna Ryan, who likely has the most beautiful feet I've ever seen (which is why I enjoy observing 'fine art' during the first scene of Bikini Hoe-Down ) except for perhaps Lauren Storm.

Anyway, if evolution does fit in somewhere, then perhaps it's the opposite of what I'm suggesting. Maybe feet are the earliest forms of 'artwork' (being among the curviest parts of the body), creating a primal appreciation for structural works of visual beauty that extends to things like fine art.

Guess I went kind of deep there.

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Originally posted by JayArr:
Thank you, Uno1.

I have enjoyed your insights, too. And if anyone's a fine writer, it's you.

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Well let's hope so, as I'm currently attempting to struggle through a novella. I think that toes in a downward vertical position do indeed have that dripping in elegance look.

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Originally posted by JayArr:
If you look at a lot of fantasy drawings today, feet are often emphasised, perhaps as they once were in ancient and Renaissance art.

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When I see bare female feet, it's like seeing their whole body in natural form; they're naked, you might say. It's all rather fascinating, isn't it?

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