None of that is going on. :) This is about mindset. We often trip up ourselves, because we're used to thinking in dour terms. - --- - _Moved from above:_ - A couple of questions for you. :) - How else would you carry on a conversation with someone who stutters? What other behavior do you think is readily available, other than just letting the conversation move on from it without specific notice? It would be sad to assume malice if in reality there's none. :) - And apart from that... Who are these people who end conversations with you due to a stutter? Do you know for a fact they end it on that account? Also, who are these people talking behind you? Do you know for a fact they're talking about you? Do you know for a fact they're talking about you in a negative way, and not e.g. because they're trying to figure out or understand what's going on? - Anyway, back to you. :)