I have found these to be comfortable to wear for long periods of time. The strap was a little tight at first and actually left  marks on the tops of my feet that turned a darker color than the rest of my skin from the constant friction. I have medium tan skin and tend to get dark scars, so this is just my experience. I have a wide foot and slightly fallen arches, made worse by pregnancy. I wish I would've gotten these in black, I couldn't make up my mind at the time and wanted them to be more neutral to go with both warm and cool colors. I think they would have looked more fashionable in black, as I'm 30 years old, and they kind of look like grandma shoes (no offense to grandmas out there). I wear these a lot, and even in the backyard when gardening, so the front area by the toe is scuffed up. But that happens to most of my flip flops, unless they're made out of a foam type material.