Men are from Mars, Women are from Neiman Marcs

Overheard: This conversation between two students.

Male: You know, the basic difference between men and women is that men would never wear uncomfortable shoes.

Female laughs.

Male: Seriously. Men would never try on fifty pairs of shoes only to find a pair that looks good but makes each step a living hell. It would just never happen.

Female: But I bet you like it when women wear high heels.

Male: Well, I don't mind, but I've never honestly looked at a woman in flip-flops and thought, "She would be attractive if only she was wearing high heels." Women just do that to themselves, so they can impress other women. 

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Me, conscious of blister rubbing painfully against heel of cute shoe, files conversation away for further thought.