Hmm I've never really thought about it to be honest. I'm not that easygoing but I've definitely mellowed throughout my twenties. I think everyone with a stutter can suffer from pretty severe episodes of anxiety because of it but I definitely wasn't anxious all the time, it was definitely situational. I think it depends on what stage of the whole dating process it is and how old you are. I mean if you don't mind me asking what are your main issues? Is it going out on a date in the first place or is it the keeping a date that's the issue? No worries if that's too personal To answer your questions above as well sorry didn't see them. I'll also say I'm 27 and have been with my now girlfriend for 6 years but I was pretty active before this: 1. I was more than comfortable in relationships whilst I was working out my stutter. But I wasn't really a "see that person and ask them out" sort of thing. I'd definitely get to know someone for a bit before. The only time I did ask a stranger on a date is when I moved to America when I was 16/17 and thought it was the thing to do out there lol. 2. I made excuses once when I made a video and put it on YouTube and my stutter was incredibly obvious so I put in the description that the audio f'ed up. I felt bad in years to come because I felt like I'd let myself down? if that makes sense. Often times I'd only address it if they asked, if not I tried to avoid the embarrassment. As I got older though I was just straight up with it 3. Yes, I have latent social anxiety because of my stutter. I rarely stutter now but having quite a severe one as a kid has had an impact on my entire life that I'm still coming to grips with. I am reclusive, I tend not to speak much in social situations, although that is always improving as I age and go through more experiences where I need to use my voice 4. I did when I was younger. I assumed people would think I was stupid or had some other disability and was worried about the stigma associated with it. I've never actually declared it as a disability nor have really bothered to check if it's even classified as one. But as I've gotten older I've tried to expose myself to uncomfortable situations as much as possible and realised the people in the world that matter - decent people with an ounce of intelligence, don't care, so I don't either, which has massively helped reduce the aforementioned anxiety 5. In a rough patch yes I still believe I would have to try to create some sort of relationship with them before asking them out, and I wouldn't just be able to create the circumstances for that without being in a social situation already (party, etc). But that wouldn't be because of embarrassment, it would be because I wouldn't be my most charming lol