They can be part of a healthy expression of sexuality, and as long as they aren’t causing harm to you or anyone else, they’re considered safe!

Neurologist Vilayanaur Ramachandran thinks the popularity of podophilia is due to "neural crosstalk" between the two. While it's all about the love for some, for others, foot fetishes are more about being submissive and may involve humiliation. Women's feet", [35] and again answering the question in the affirmative while connected to a polygraph for Vanity Fair in 2019.Read our editorial process to learn more about how we fact-check and keep our content accurate, reliable, and trustworthy.

If you have a foot fetish, you may find it thrilling to kneel at your partners feet, adore them, and diminish yourself for them.If your partner tells you they fantasize about sucking your toes or smelling your feet during sex—or whatever else they like—try a response like, “I’m really glad to know more about what you’re into, and I’m interested to hear about what that might look like for us—how would it work, do you think?

Fifty shades of Belgian gray: The prevalence of BDSM-related fantasies and activities in the general population" (PDF). What is more generalizable, she says, is the proximity of feet and genitalia on the brain homunculus—the sensory map of the brain. You don’t have to spend hours scouring your soles, though—a simple pedicure, either at home or in a salon, and a consistent moisturizing routine will keep your feet looking devastating.Ness Cooper, a clinical sexologist and sex therapist, tells Mashable: "Some find toes phallic and this is what turns them on. Though it's not necessarily true for everyone with a foot fetish, she says that some people with foot fetishes need feet to be involved in a sexual experience to achieve sexual gratification. A person with a foot fetish may prefer naked feet or be aroused by footwear like boots, sandals, sneakers, or stilettos. Someone with a foot fetish may enjoy kissing and sucking the toes, stimulating the genitals with feet, taking photos of a partner's feet, or watching videos of feet. In our conversation, foot fetishists explain what foot worship is, they talk about their favorite pedicure colors, and dominatrixes talk about what they've learned from some of their clients.