“If the shoe fits, wear it.” In real life, with my special feet, my shoes do not fit well on first wearing. I have a stubby, wide foot, and it sometimes takes the side of my foot months to assert itself against its confinement, and sculpt the shoe a bit. (New Balance size 8EEEE is the best fit I can get, and even it takes some breaking in.)

So the longer I wear a shoe, the more I am inclined to want to wear it. My shoes are odd self-portraits: easy-going slobs, tendency to pronate, struggling to fit in. 🙂