I would never want a stutterer friend in real life. I don’t know if it’s just me, but I just can’t bear seeing another human being stutter. I don’t personally know any other stutterer, but I remember a few times when I happened to be around someone who stuttered. One time it was at McDonald’s and the guy in front of me was having a really difficult time getting his words out to order his meal. It felt much more painful watching other people stutter (it somehow felt worse than my own stuttering). It was almost unbearable. And I also find it quite odd. I mean, when I see other people suffer any kind of physical or emotional pain, it doesn’t feel personal. I might feel sorry for them but never on the personal level. But seeing another person stutter in real time felt as if it was myself stuttering even though no one else there knew I stuttered.