Why Feet?

[te****]

Is a foot fetish more about aesthetics, intimacy, or psychology? Me personally, I have never been slightly attracted to feet, but I always try to understand why people are infatuated by them. There’s people out there who wouldn’t shake hands with someone but will stick a woman’s foot in their mouth after a night on the town. Not bashing anyone, just genuinely curious.

[co****]

i read something as a kid once so not sure if it’s true that the places in ur brain that stores information about feet and arousal are really close together so it’s easy to connect the two things

[Do****]

I don't think it kink shamming to ask questions. I see nothing wrong with trying to learn more. Tbh I don't understand the foot kink myself but couldn't explain my own to someone who doesn't have the same.

[be****]

As someone who has a foot fetish but doesn’t know where it came from or what stemmed it…for me it’s more of the intimacy. Like for me, one of my demonstrations as a caregiver, I not only bathe my partner, I fully pamper them. Wash them, wash their feet, hair etc…and then especially if I know they’re having a bad day, I’ll set up a foot spa for them so they can relax while I give them a massage and then take care of their feet afterwards which as a result gets me going.

[cu****]

From my perspective its all 3 the aesthetics of it is I like the look of a pair of well manicured feet not just the toes the entire foot especially with French tips on the toes and no I'm not sucking them.
The intimacy and psychology kinda go hand in hand. I'll rub and massage a woman feet whether it's been a long stressful day or its just to make them feel better in multiple ways.
If they are taken care of the soft skin of a woman feet against me with intimacy and interest, um yeah

[Ga****]

Why bum, why boobs, why gay? Why are you asking something that genuine foot people have struggled with since puberty? I’ve come to realise it’s just me. Unfortunately society has now 2 camps, pretending online as it’s the ’trend’ & makes it into some kind of joke, and the why crowd. This was the genuine last place I thought I’d have to be defending my sexual preferences tbh.

[elon-sie]

Festive socks are nice ))

[Sa****]

Everyone has 5 senses. And Touch is a big one with people who love sensory play

[te****]

16 minutes ago, Garethsouthampton said:

Why bum, why boobs, why gay? Why are you asking something that genuine foot people have struggled with since puberty? I’ve come to realise it’s just me. Unfortunately society has now 2 camps, pretending online as it’s the ’trend’ & makes it into some kind of joke, and the why crowd. This was the genuine last place I thought I’d have to be defending my sexual preferences tbh.

It’s a forum bro. I’m allowed to ask questions. Every kink and fetish stems from something, but I guess it’s taboo to ask about it…on a kink and fetish app. 🙂 I honestly didn’t think anyone here was struggling with anything. I mean, that’s why we’re here right? To engage with like minded people. You really shouldn’t feel attacked at something that wasn’t singling you out tbh…so no need to be defensive.

[ey****]

So. Really - it genuinely depends on the person

For some people the aesthetics are important

For some people things like the smell/scent can be a sexual trigger.

For some people it is because it is intimate - and to a degree as we're often taught feet are "dirty" that you'd be intimate with somewhere deemed 'unclean'

Some it is part of servitude.   And so on.  

 

But if you think a lot to do with feet in media as we grow up especially in cartoons etc, kissing feet is often seen as a way of showing respect to someone (like a King/Queen) even though that doesn't happen in "real life" or as affection - and so some of this translates through for some people.

 

[Ga****]

Oh, I’m not being aggressive or anything, I’m chill, happy to discuss however I’ve had these questions my whole life & the answer is basically the same as everything else that people are attracted too or into; why? We don’t know why.

[ch****]

Im just here to agree and second Garethsouthampton. No idea why. I just do.

[su****]

Having my toe jam licked and toe sucked is very sensual & erotic for me

[Do****]

Gareth. Your input on the conversation is insightful. Don't think people are shaming. Just learning and understanding

[je****]

My personal belief is that a lot of us are programmed to have a foot fetish as if you don’t pay attention and observe the world. The shoes that everyone thinks makes a womans legs look good is the high heels so naturally it’ll draw your attention. But pedicures for example. If your going to the trouble to get your toes done isn’t so somebody will notice. And then there’s toe rings and anklets drawing the eyes to the foot to see its beauty.

A big turn on is if you sucking a womans toes especially while doing the deed if you get her off you’ll feel them curl in your mouth. And know there’s no faking that one.
But hey it’s just my 2 cents

[Ap****]

The wires for sexual attraction to say boobs ass or whatever gets crossed that's how someone who was much smarter than I explained it so it was something you were born with or developed over time

[wa****]

I’m not a feet guy but I don’t giving them sone attention if that’s what she likes. I’m seeing a girl now I can’t get enough of her sexy little toes though

[De****]

I've considered this a lot, as human sexuality fascinates me. One thing that's pretty consistent for most people I know is that, as ***, there's a lot of foot focus. A lot of mothers fawn over their babies feet, giving them kisses, holding them, stuff like that. Then, as we develop, we realize we have feet and we start to explore them. We poke them, we prod them, we stick them in our mouth, maybe a toe goes in the nose, you know how toddlers are. This really picks up as we begin to realize that they're a good way to get around. Fast forward a bit more and *** use foot stimulation as a game, tickling them, playing ***woo, all that. So I think that for some people the brain begins to associate the foot with fun. This then either translates into a fetish as we get older, or doesn't. I think there's a bit of genetic pre-disposition that impacts that outcome, as well. Sort of like mouth fetishes.

[Do****]

I agree. I don't see anyone throwing shade. Just general curiosity

[ji****]

It’s a curse lol. I’ve had it since I was a kid. But like. Obviously if well pedicured and clean is best

[Th****]

Honestly I don't even know why I like them. I never did until I got with a girl that would always ask for foot massages cause she walked a lot for work and they were often sore. Didn't take long at all for me to realize how nice they were. How cute her toes looked. I definitely don't understand the stinky feet attraction and all that. I like nice clean well cared for feet.

[Co****]

Why do I like girls instead of boys? Why am I a Dom and not a sub? Why do some subs enjoy degrading language and others find it repulsive. Does there have to be any logic to it?

What makes you think there is any way to explain to someone else why you like the things you like? For the most part - you just do. In truth there are a couple of incidents from my childhood that I believe shaped this particular kink (foot fetish) for me, but that doesn’t fully explain why it appeals to me. Sexual preference doesn’t have to be (and usually cannot be) explained.

[elon-sie]

To my prospective, this theme should have been named "Why socks...?"

[Sq****]

It's believed to be a crossed wire in the brain that would normally be reserved for another visual reproductive cue like hips or breast.

[ey****]

Gonna be honest - I didn't take this as a "where do fetishes come from" kinda thread, but a "for those into feet, what do you like about them?"

like a lot of fetish history - there are a lot of theories, but little in the way of solid answer because a lot of things like environment, conditioning, etc has some patterns but not entirely repeatable.

 

One thing, mind - folk talk about brain wiring - and this is one of the things which is technically correct, but often applied wrong. The parts of the brain processing foot sensations and genital sensations are physically adjacent, so touching feet can inadvertently trigger genital arousal centers in some people - but that is people who are having their feet touched/kissed/sucked/played with/etc rather than the person attracted to feet.   Because of this, sometimes if you are with someone's feet who is into it - there response is very different to someone who isn't (though, I am aware of some people who because of this are selective who they will allow at their feet)

And then why people are attracted to feet, or aroused by feet - can again differ by person and there are a lot of suspicions and theories but no repeatable pattern 

Though... with stuff like boobs - a lot of these are excessively sexualised throughout.  That potentially is a mass conditioning on why they are commonly linked to arousal, sex, etc.