Hate having big feet

[PoppiCan]

Anyone else? I have size 8 feet and I really hate it! They are huge and sometimes I have to get a 9 if the shoes are tight, I’ve always hated having such big feet as a woman, im not tall either so it’s not even in proportion, even my daughter has got my big feet as shes 9 with size 5 woman’s feet, I dread to think what size she will end up as, gone are all the pretty young girls shoes as most dont go up as big so shes 9 having to wear adult shoes, finding nice school shoes is hard. AIBU to hate having big feet!

YANBU to hate a part of your body, not much anything you can do about though.

You can hate it but it’s not going to change the size of your feet.
If your feet are functional and pain free that’s a win, people aren’t really looking at your feet.
(from a fellow size 8/ 42)

My DD got lovely size 5.5 school shoes from Clarkes Kids range.

I also have size 8 feet. I am height 5ft 8 or 9 though and my shoe size isnt an issue FOR.ME. I hope DD feels the same as she will likely be a 8/9

Brilliant. Thanks!

😂

So glad it’s not just me 🙈😂

I was a size 8 foot aged between 16-20 but weirdly my feet seem to have shrunk. For the last 20 years I've been a 7 or 7.5 in trainers. Glad to no longer be an 8. Lol. A friend of mine is 6ft tall with size 5 feet!

This is a good perspective 👏

Mine a 9. It a pain in the ass. The choice is pitiful. The ones recommended are often mega expensive. Add to this plantar fasciitis and bunions and u can see why it a nightmare

my feet are 41, which now seems to be considered an 8 (‘twas a 7 - 7.5 when I was younger).
I hate this! Also, although in some places an 8 is 41, in others it's 42. It's particularly unhelpful if you're buying shoes on Vinted etc as they don't always give UK and Euro measurements.

You’re not being unreasonable to feel how you feel, but please whatever you do don’t say any of this at all to your daughter. It’s by no means inevitable that everyone with big feet hates them - I’ve got massive wide feet and while I find it very annoying and inconvenient, I don’t hate them or feel they look ugly / manly. My youngest also has my massive feet and we have cheerful moans about how tricky it can be to find what we want, in solidarity, but I would never want to give them the impression that a part of them they can’t alter is inherently ugly and wrong.

Welcome to my world. I am 60 and have had size 9 / 43 feet since I was a teenager. Size 8 is not big, because most manufacturers make their shoes up to size 8/42. The real problems start when you get bigger than that because it is nigh on impossible to buy shoes on the High Street (Saxone Tall and Small were a thing when I was in my 20s,but） I don't live in the UK and here women's sizes are 41/42 maximum.
I am actually glad that I have sons not daughters, because one of them has inherited the "big feet" gene and is into size 13 men's shoes which is ruinously expensive when he can find them.
I saw a story in the news about a teenage girl in the UK who was 6'5 and wearing size 11 shoes and it seems to me that she is where I was 40 years ago. These shoes are only made by specialists and cost the earth.
So @PoppiCan , I really don't think that your situation is exceptional in 2026 - but I feel for the girl who wears size 11s.

Clarks have patent girls school shoes in her size

Size 8/9 here: I love it, I do very well in sales.

The only thing that annoys me is that I sometimes struggle to find well-fitting long boots, because retailers assume that if you have big feet, you have fat calves: I have narrow feet and very slender ankles and calves.

I get you OP, its a bit insecurity of mine too. I have size 7 feet and I'm only 5'4 with a petite frame. All the women in my family have lovely size 4 or 5 feet! I also have long toes and have had bunions since my 20s due to hypermobility syndrome, so they are very ugly as well. I hide them the best I can in trainers or boots in winter, and avoid sandals as much as I can!

Oh, me too! I've resigned myself to long boots being wide-fitting on me. At least I can wear very chunky long socks with them.

Having big feet is awesome because there are always lots of 9’s in the sale!

Im 5'9 with mens size 8/9 feet.

Doesnt bother me in the slightest as i buy mens boots/sneakers and have never been interested in "feminine" footwear.

I’m 5ft4 and a size 7. I haven’t ever really thought anything of it, and nobody has ever said my feet look out of proportion to my height. But then I’ve never stared at anyone else’s feet myself so I’ve never thought someone’s else’s feet look big either.

I have size 8/9 feet - been an 8 since I was 10 so shopping for kids shoes was a nightmare; literally one pair, no choice, take it or leave it or go to the women’s department. I actually hate shoe shopping as so seldom get to try anything on instore, but equally fed up having to buy something before I can try them on at home only to find they’re too small anyway.

My feet have actually grown in last couple of years as my arches have dropped, so now definitely a 9 - didn’t think it could get any worse although am grateful they’re no bigger. Trainers, Birkenstocks, Tevas and Timberland boots are my go to’s - none of which are really suitable for when I have to go to the office. I can’t really say things have improved much in the past 40-odd years - I used to buy men’s shoes as a teenager in the 80s; I’m still basically doing the same now.

I'm almost 60.

My feet have been size 8 since I was 12, and it was impossible to buy decent shoes in my size back then. I'm only 5'5" so they are totally out of proportion, as are my hands which are huge.

DH is 6'1" and has Size 10 feet. Our sons have taken after me. They are in their 20s and one has size 12 feet and the other one is size 13.

At least there's a good range of size 8 shoes now, and also quite a lot of size 9.

Im a petite 5'2 with size 6, long bony feet and toes. Hate them, have even wondered if foot surgery is a thing. The women in my family have beautifully shaped size 4.5 feet.

Hate it too and styles quite frumpy. Im a 9. Some wide fit primarks fit me. But feel its quite limited. I do like vans in black got those in 9

I am a wide size 8. My walking boots are a size 9 because I wear thick socks with them. Yes it is hard to get shoes but now that I know where to get them from, it ok. I am 5’4” and 9st. I love my feet but I have never wanted ‘pretty shoes’. They are so good for my walking hobby and great for balance. I couldn’t cope with little dainty feet.
I do remember going to Ravel ( does anyone else remember Ravel shoes?) in Oxford Street (London) and told that I would not find a size 8 in any of the shoe shops there.

I had size 6 until i bought my own shoes as my mother couldn't /wouldn't believe the measure in the shoe shop. Sadly my feet are quite deformed but i fit 81/2 AA. I swear by James Inglis and buy as many pairs as i dare on line. They are not cheap but ive never had to send a pair back once touve sent your measurements.