Young Chinese men go the "extra mile" in high heels for their girlfriends

BEIJING, March 9 (Chinese media) -- A survey at a leading

Chinese website on International Women's Day revealed that many young Chinese

men said they would wear high-heeled shoes - purely to experience their lovers'

aches and pains.

The survey, "Are you willing to wear high-heeled

shoes for her, for just one day?", attracted more than 3,000 netizens on

163.com,one of China's major websites.

Men run in high-heels, some

tumble. They said they would try high-heeled shoes for their wives, or

girlfriends, to show their love, respect and understanding.(Photo:

Guangzhou Daily)
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They said they would try high-heeled shoes for their

wives, or girlfriends, to show their love, respect and understanding.

"I am worried whenever I see my wife wearing

high-heeled shoes, because it seems to hurt so much," a husband from Guangxi

Zhuang Autonomous Region in south China said.

However, another netizen from Guangxi said, "I prefer

praising her beauty instead of wearing shoes for her, for women like men's sweet

talk."

Men race in high-heels. They said they

would try high-heeled shoes for their wives, or girlfriends, to show their

love, respect and understanding.(Photo: Guangzhou Daily)
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The idea came from an anti-domestic violence movement

started in the United States, called Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, a traditional

feminist event, the website said.

The website also investigated why Chinese women liked

wearing high-heeled shoes, and about 70,000 netizens commented.

Nearly 68 percent of women wore high-heeled shoes

before their 20s. About 70 percent wore shoes with heels higher than 5 cm, and

about 20 percent of women were asked to wear high-heeled shoes during work, the

survey showed.

"Of course, most women think they are beautiful after

wearing high -heeled shoes," the survey said. "It aches, but it is fun."

Also a survey by Hongniang.com, a dating website in

Zhejiang Province, said China's post-80s generation would enjoy accompanying

their lovers on Women's Day, as well as other important festivals for lovers,

such as Valentine's Day and Christmas Day.

The investigation, whose topic was marriage and love

affairs, had about 100,000 respondents commenting online and lasted from January

to March.

Some caring men would even cook for their lovers

after work, on their birthday, or Valentine's Day, surprising to them, the

survey said.