Dear Manolo: Flirty and Comfy Kicks for a Love Confession

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I'M IN LOVE. The object of my desire has no idea. I'm planning on telling him, but I am scared (and too young to purchase liquid courage). I need shoes that are cute, flirty and comfortable, in case I need to run and cry in a bathroom after possible rejection. Can you point me in the right direction? — Elizabeth

Ayyy! The Manolo says, as the immortal, if somewhat-tone deaf, Tab Hunter sang in his 1957 smash hit, "They say for every boy and girl, there's just one love in this whole world, and I know I've found mine ... Young Love. First Love."

Frankly, the Manolo prefers the 1959 Connie Francis version, as the lyrics, "just one kiss from your sweet lips, will tell me that your love is real," are immensely more poignant when sung by the female, thus capturing, as they do, the exact difficulty of being the romantic young woman in the modern world.

On the one of the hands, the modern young women of feeling is now sometimes required to tell that big lunk with the baseball cap on backward exactly how she feels.

And yet, on the other of the hands, the result may be disappointment, or, to quote Connie Francis again, "Stupid Cupid, you're a real mean guy."

Look, here are the Demara from BCBGirls ($110, Zappos.com), the strappy platform sandal in the lovely rose color. They are also sold in the soft brown hue.

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