I love backless shoes. I usually do not wear socks as they bother my feet. I had a pair of sketchers for 7 years that were backless and I loved them and kept them to wear around the house when my kids kept saying, mom buy some new shoes please. every pair I bought, brought me no pleasure at all. It seemed they were uncomfortable , so I have been looking for a new pair of sketchers that were backless. they are not in the stores , thats for sure. Finally found them on the sketchers sight from amazon. I ordered these and guess what. perfect fit ( very unusual for me) I have a wide foot. i have been wearing them for about 2 weeks now and have had no problem. Since my feet swell I have a hard time with shoes. These are working great and the swelling doesn't bother  me in these shoes. I would tell my friends  to definitely try them. a fantastic shoe.