Some women love high heels, and other women hate them. But I believe that most of us fall somewhere in the middle, having a love/hate relationship with high heeled shoes -- we know how painful they can be, but we can't resist the call of a pretty pair of pumps, even if they do have horrible, horrible five-inch heels.

2. 1) High Heels Make You Taller
Vertically challenged women
everywhere will tell you how they
love their heels. But, even if you
don't need extra height, having it
can make you feel good. It's truly
a heady feeling to slip on a pair of
shoes and instantly be 3 or 4
inches taller, and reaching things
on the top shelf, well, it's a high
like no other.

3. 2) High Heels Don't Make You Look Fat
Unlike skinny jeans, cropped
leggings, or whatever other
torturous styles are appearing on
the runways, high heels won't
make you look fat. Granted, some
styles are more flattering than
others, but as a general rule,
heels are more slimming than
flats.

4. 3) High Heels Can Make an Outfit
Even a pair of jeans and a t-shirt
can take on an entirely different
look when a pair of heels is
added, and nothing can make a
plain skirt pop like the perfect
pair of pumps or sandals. Heels
add a feminine touch to suits as
well.

5. 4) High Heels Make You Feel (and Look!) Sexy
Just putting on a pair of sexy high
heels can make you feel sexier,
but they also can make you look
sexier. High heels change our
body stance, making our calf
muscles more pronounced, and
forcing our butts and chests out --
it's nearly as if high heels force us
into better posture ... and good
posture is always sexy.

6. 5) High Heels Don't Have to Cost a Fortune
While it's easy to spend a fortune
on high heels, even inexpensive
brands can look great. In fact,
there are few things that can cost
as little and make you feel quite
as happy, as a pair of killer heels.