I LOVE how these work with my high arches. They are comfortable shoes. However, this is only the second season I've worn them, and both shoes have multiple cracks in the soles. Deep cracks that go all the way through and across. I'm sorry, but for the cost of these shoes, they can do better than that. I wouldn't recommend buying them to anyone, in spite of their comfort, simply because the cost isn't worth it for the quality. I don't beat my shoes up and I can't find anything I might have done that was too hard on them.