postr/StutterAugust 10, 2025

Boyfriend with stutter finishes my sentences

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Boyfriend with stutter finishes my sentences I’d like advice about what to do about my boyfriend who finishes my sentences. He has had a lifelong stutter that is mostly blocks of prepositional phrases. I do not have a stutter, but if I take even a slight pause when speaking he will try to finish my sentence. Or if I finish a sentence with a word he will immediately say a different synonym word. Obviously this is frustrating/irritating because I try to be patient with him even though the blocking can make his speech very lengthy and repetitive. I feel rushed even though I don’t stutter. Does anyone have experience with this?

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Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySocial & Relationships

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Avoidance & SubstitutionGenetic & Family FactorsListener Reactions

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