postr/StutterSeptember 24, 2016

Has anyone's stutter ever gotten in the way of a relationship?

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Has anyone's stutter ever gotten in the way of a relationship? We were both young and were both are main priorities. She was pretty, funny, and as socially as awkward as I was. We would text each other every night until gone midnight. There was one point where I thought I was in love with her. Maybe I was, maybe I still am. However things didn't work out because of... wait for it... my fucking stutter. I would ignore her in public. I would ignore her phone calls or Skype calls. We literally just talked via text for several months. I remember gong on holiday promising I would ring her every day but ended up just texting her again. It was only until I got back home that I realised she wasn't the same. Our conversations were shorter, there was less meaning in our words. I realised she deserved better. So... just like that I did everything I could to get her out of my head. I neglected every feeling I had for her and at last... my stutter had won. Fast forward two years later to present time and she is currently in a happy relationship with a guy who seems to treat her right. And myself... well I've fallen into depression and my stutter has gotten 5x worse. If you managed to read all of this I am sorry for such a depressing post. Just sorta needed to get this out of my system

Themes

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSocial & Relationships

Subthemes

Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & HopelessnessHelplessness & AgencyDating & Romance