Just did some research and several sources (articles and interviews with physicians online) and all were in agreement that if you are turned on by the foot you have "Partialism" not "Fetishism." Partialism includes guys that like boobs, buts etc. Apparently if you like just shoes or hose you have a Fetish. So, technically I have partialism. Shoes or stockings alone don't do it for me. The foot must be involved for me to be aroused. I do like sexy shoes and hose but mostly with a foot in them. Just thought it was interesting and I'd share. Posted by catsman (Member # 10269) on :
Damn, I must be caught somewhere in between I suppose. I love feet in sexy shoes, but I have to admit that I do get turned on just by seeing sexy sandals or the like, but in my head I picture these sexy shoes wrapped around a pair of gloriously pedicured toes. Where am I in this new definition??
Posted by spartanguy (Member # 6990) on :
I think what they said was if your major focus is on the non-human object then you have a fetish. The fetish is the article...shoe, bra, underpants etc. If you can't be aroused without the object and your entire focus is on the object you have a fetish.
I am like you. I like sexy shoes but to really turn me on the foot must be in them.
Posted by FIASCo (Member # 1899) on :
Spartan Guy, you are correct. Another facet of this is that traditionally those who are merely attracted to feet would have been labeled "foot partialists," and only those for whom female feet are necessary for sexual gratification would have been considered "true" fetishists.
However, incorrect usage of the term "foot fetishist" (as opposed to "foot partialist") has become so widespread that it is now accepted as correct as well.
Posted by catsman (Member # 10269) on :
So, that would make me a foot partialist with a shoe fetish. Whatever, I love sexy feet in sexy shoes!!!
Posted by angel wood (Member # 9241) on :
That does make since. Its not a fetish if your sexual pleasure is apart of the human body. So that means i don't have a fetish, its really normal that i like female feet. Thanks for the info Spartanguy Posted by spartanguy (Member # 6990) on :
Yep, You're no different than the boob guy or the ass guy. You're a "Partialist!"
Posted by dougiezerts (Member # 6829) on :
So technically, we're not fetishists? That's good to know! Posted by foot lover of london (Member # 2420) on :
Im a fetishist then...Liking shoes, Especially mules, And strappy heels...Although bare does it for me too...Very very confusing...
Posted by foot lover of london (Member # 2420) on :
ParFetism maybe ??
Posted by ilikesoftpeds (Member # 9269) on :
That is EXACTLY what my last girlfriend said. She said I didn't have a fetish and that a fetish was more having to do with an object and being able to cum from just that object.
Liking feet is just like liking boobs, legs, but, etc. It is a pleasure/arousal point for us.
Posted by Reinforcedheelstoes (Member # 1099) on :
Lou Gojira and I have been saying this for YEARS! That's just how we roll. We all like feet. So what, right? Keep on with the foot love, brothers.
Posted by Calico Jack (Member # 2299) on :
Indeed, the partialism label is old news by now, and despite having known about it for some time I still generally use the term foot fetish out of convenience when speaking to others about my passion for feet because it's simply the most succinct way to get the point across to the average person in the least amount of them. Besides, even if I took the time to explain to them what partialism is, chances are good that they'd not remember it two hours later anyway. Furthermore, even Webster's NewWorld Dictionary qualifies it as a fetish, and similarly many medical journals have cited partialism as a type of fetish as well, thus retaining the fetish label. The bottom line is that I don't really care what it's called as long as I've got it. hehe
Calico Jack
Posted by Lou Gojira (Member # 983) on :
quote:Originally posted by Reinforcedheelstoes: Lou Gojira and I have been saying this for YEARS! That's just how we roll. We all like feet. So what, right? Keep on with the foot love, brothers.
Hell yeah Bro! Actually, you set me straight about that first, but I've been saying it since!
Liking a girl's feet is no more a "fetish" than liking any other part of the female anatomy...what makes it a fetish is the deviation of said attraction. For instance, liking so see a barefoot girl isn't fetishistic... But liking to see a girl get dirty peds from walking outside barefoot...? Now that's a fetish! Posted by catsman (Member # 10269) on :
All right then, now that we're all toe-tally confused, let's get on to other more interesting topics.........Ah......nothing's more interesting! I still like feet, and feet in sexy shoes, if it's a fetish, then so be it. If it's just a partiality, then so be it also. Now, let's all get back into the closet and have some fun...lol
Posted by Calico Jack (Member # 2299) on :
quote:Originally posted by catsman: Now, let's all get back into the closet and have some fun...lol
I would except I swore to never be a closet foot fetishist! hehe
Calico Jack
Posted by mywifesfeet (Member # 2630) on :
So maybe they should all be called "Foot Partial" site's?
Ummmm... In my opinion that sounds like shit.
"Yup, my husband has a foot partial."
Sounds like a disability to me.
Posted by Reinforcedheelstoes (Member # 1099) on :
Why 'say' anything? Your husband, wonderful man that he is, requires no title. We all don't need a label nor a category in which to define ourselves. We are all individuals with diverse interest and lives.
We just like to sniff a foot every now and then! It is FAR more common than a lot of you wish to believe. 'I have a foot fetish' is no more significant than stating, 'I have hair on my head'.
Fetish my ass.
Look up the profit made in 2005 by the foot beautification industry. It will knock you over. Billions. With a 'B'.
[ January 15, 2006, 03:07 AM: Message edited by: Reinforcedheelstoes ]
Posted by guitardrew (Member # 6635) on :
yeah this is great to know, talk about, and check out but the only reason this stuff matters to anyone(foot guy) who is looking it up is a)just curious, and b)looking for easier ways to tellothers, women, looking perhaps for a less infamous description, whatever. the point is that sucking toes and licking soles is sucking toes and licking soles is sucking toes and licking soles. there may be millions of ways to differentiate yourself from guys that dig strappy shoes more or just to distance yourself from that 'foot fetish' mantel. the fact remains that you are trying to get to a girl's lovely feet, feet in shoes, etc. this label thing IS great in that the 'fetish' deal is generously (although this is improving) associated with negative connotations particularly kinky shit. if you add this differentiation of terms to your game and you get more foot action from it god bless you, but i think in my humble opinion it is more powerful to simply not bother with terms and present your love of feet as part of the overall package of you. particularly accentuating the 'mystery' of you. this is how ive entered into getting myself involved with feet (which has been only recent, yet frequent). the thing about confidence doing it every time is the absolute truth in many ways. saying confidence and trying to embody it just to get your desire is not real and will not work, you really have to be ready to fail and brush it off with no second thoughts, and get back in it, and with real confidence the success is more than your previous anxiety-ridden mind could have imagined. in my experience confidence, respecting women altogether just like the ass or tit man has to first do before he gets those, (and really digging this part because it is even realer than the part when we get to fulfill our passions with their feet), and (side note from confidence) just really believing in yourself and that your desires and your life altogether as one are nothing to be even slightly embarrased about. it is all part of you and rejection doesnt have to have any negative reflection on you if you present yourself in this way, many times it just reflects negatively on the girl, unless they simply dont dig it which is their right and nobody's fault. sorry to go waay off the topic here, im just saying that although ill always be interested in the overall outlook on the foot preference or fetish, i decided recently enough that my days of looking for 'more positive' terms as defined by the outside world, doctors, etc. were over, and it was then that i started to find the 'holy grail' if you will of life as a lover of the female foot. one way to think about it is that it takes a higher level of game to present this to most women and pull it off (as well as their open-mindedness), perhaps, a high level of pimpin(not in terms of decieving but of convincing). haha i dont know about that but anyway once you get out there as abn honest, confident guy it is clear that all of the expected things from human being to human being and particularly man to woman and vise versa (mainly respect and attentiveness) lead you down the paths gratification of your little quirks such as this. i think i am just simply preaching from the gospel of calico jack here, lolll his profound 'teachings' have led me to the ultimate joys of womens' feet since i first came to wu's very lost. haha im not assuming anything about people who research these things or get mad about negative veiws of our lifestyle, i just think the real deal is to stop paying much attention to these types of things and let the public call it whatever they want/say whatever they want about it, while meanwhile you are too busy with your tongue inbetween some sexy toes.
Posted by mywifesfeet (Member # 2630) on :
My post was intended to be humorous. All I was trying to get across was that I think it is rather ridiculous when a conversation goes something like this. "I went to that Chinese restaurant on Main St. today" And the person that you are talking to says... "Oh no, that place is not a Chinese restaurant, it's a "Chinese-American" restaurant." Especially when the person you were talking to knows exactly what you were talking about. I find it to be pretentious and annoying.
BTW, I like my title, and my wife likes it too.
I know it is common to be turned on by feet.
Posted by guitardrew (Member # 6635) on :
haha i hear you man, clearly you married guys are the gurus around here, you have found your sole mate and life partner in a wonderful woman who likes to satisfy your need for her feet. hahaa i just spelled soul as 'sole' accidentally, wonder what ive got on the mind. anyway im just mainly airing out my thoughts after having my first few successful encounters with amazing female feet! i am ecstatic, no site prepares you for the real thing
Posted by feetluvr (Member # 1570) on :
Yes, we debate this from time to time. Certainly not bragging- because at times it deeply concerns me, but I know I'm very close to, if not meeting, the fetish definition. I think largely because I've been a "closet" foot lover for so man years and only a year ago confessed to my wife, (and she's induged me completely) that I have a true obsession with her feet, needing to see them, play with them and climax on them for sexual satisfaction. Again, I'm not bragging in any way, at times I feel that it concerns her and that bothers me. I'm just hoping that it's phase, rather than the way it's always going to be.
Posted by RPM (Member # 2895) on :
i'm going to throw in my version of things, although i agree with alot that was said.
i have an acute interest in the subject matter of feet, hose, and heels. none need be present for my enjoyment of the time i spend with my lady. I know she knows I have this interst. she also is willing to endulge me more as we continue to move towards tying the knot.
i can do without the subject of my interst just fine, because it's just that, an interest. i devote time to it when I have the time. if not, i go on with life as is.
that said. thank goodness there are a lot more of us than we'd like to think. i'm happy to have met folks who let me enjoy my interest without feeling threatened and even some who let me sniff knowingly every now and then.
so. i sit back and enjoy, much like reading this thread!!
RPM
Posted by ilovepumps22 (Member # 10166) on :
I donno its diffrent for me because even though I enjoy sucking on toes or having some footplay, it dosnt do all that much more than just normal sex for me. Yet when i get a pair of smelly sexy shoes to myself then thats when I have a great time!!!!
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