Get over yourself!

She was making 4X as much as you? How dare she! Dude, you should have had her killed.

We didn't talk too much about type of heels. Some platform heels can be uncomfortable as well. I never wear stilettos but there are some 2 1/2 inch heels that look good and don't murder my feet. Not to mention, it's not like something women do constantly. Women I know wear heels on special occasions or a three times a…

I am but one man, fighting the good fight.

Just a heads up: this dude's a dude. ;-)

I mean, I wouldn't doubt that women spend more on cosmetics given that they're pretty much punished in the market for not using them.

Men who are confident about their masculinity don't know the phrase "real men" and they don't set arbitrary rules for themselves out of fear of what other people think of them. They set their own rules.

Heels don't hurt the minute I put them on. They hurt after I've walked a certain amount of time or on an uneven surface and it depends on the kind of shoes. But for that time window, they're quite heavenly, I assure you. Don't judge until you've walked in those shoes so to speak. I'm short and it's quite lovely to be…

Poppycock.

You're saying that you can't understand why a woman would wear shoes that hurt, and you seem to be unwilling to realize that people don't make choices in a void. People like to feel attractive, and they care about how other people view them. For better or for worse, women's shoes often require that they be…

This still doesn't tell us much about marginal spending. You're taking aggregate data, but not marginal per capita data.

Why do people get tattoos and body piercings, despite pain? They want to feel good about themselves.

Jesus, do you even read your own sources, or do you just ctrl-f and look for key points while ignoring the rest?

My point is this: being judgmental about other people's purchases is kind of shitty when we all have things we buy that others don't value. Hence the concept of "utility" in economics.

But none of your links provide actual actionable data showing that women are somehow deficient with their disposable income ON THE MARGIN.

Cars depreciate in value to an ENORMOUS extent. Yes, you can sell it, but you're never going to make your money back. Unless you have a real vintage cracker.

No, but my dad, for one, has at least 12 watches. And I guarantee that the cost of just ONE of them would pay for my mum's shoe collection twice over.

LOL. Oh dear me, child, you didn't... did you really?

Are you daft? Even your source said that the largest factor in that difference was "income disparity."

It's just hilarious that people can so happily judge others' frivolities without an ounce of self-awareness.