postr/StutterMarch 3, 2026

how has stuttering affected your dating life?

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how has stuttering affected your dating life? I've had a stutter my whole life , combine with being short statured as a male - I feel absolutely cooked! I don't get taken as seriously, relegated to "boy-ish" rather than a man, etc. I also find a significantly high amount of people treat it as a weakness or sign of unconfidence - even if I am totally chill in that moment. My communication skills are so mid cause the type of stutter I have is- I can talk fine for a while , I feel a block , and I dance around the word but that jumbles up the sentence or the point or I repeat the start of the sentence to try to force myself through --- you can feel the uncomfortableness of people about this I have no idea what to do about it

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social Judgment

Codes (2)

intimidation_authorityperceived_judgment