From all the reviews I thought these would be amazing shoes....I have a history of planters fascitis surgery and I have to have good sturdy shoes....while they are somewhat comfortable the balls of my feet hurt after wearing them for any length of time and I have a desk job so I'm not on my feed constantly. I think it's the cushioning on the soles, the pads are very thick and they're in diamond shapes so I think the extreme thickness of the "pads" and then the areas that aren't padded, there's too much of a different....they are nice looking shoes and I gave them 3 weeks before writing a review and my feet still ache...I will keep them for shorter wears but I am now going back to my old style for comfort and stability.