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Stuttering is worse for men Im just gonna say it, not everyone might agree here. As a man, you are looked down upon for any weakness. Society expects you to be a 'man' and theres little place for stuttering in that. To be open about stuttering you are showing vulnerability. In a perfect world this would be empowering and encouraged but in reality thats often not the case. Men are expected to take lead, make first moves in dating, do the talking in public and just be stoic in general. Every time I stutter around people I dont fully trust I feel less of a man, Im sure many here can agree with this feeling. Theres something very degrading about relying on the kindness of others to not ridicule you in such a moment. Im not saying women dont have a hard time with stuttering, they obviously share many problems with us men. Its just a different reality we live in as stutterers.