commentr/StutterMarch 24, 2025

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Hey man, I don't have experience dating girls, but I have had some experiences with them. First, you're lucky enough to have landed a date. Every time I met a girl it was when I was out, at the bars, at the beach or some vacation, school dances, or girls in my classes. I never liked the whole meeting girls on social media, but if that works then great. Second, you could tell the girl first off that you stutter/stammer when you get nervous or are really excited about things (she'd probably find that attractive if you confidently told her that without feeling ashamed about yourself). Third, if you feel inferior to the girl you're with or she acts/feels like she's above you, then you're probably with the wrong girl (maybe she's purposely trying to be uninteresting to not send mixed messages or maybe she acts that way around all guys- could be a lesbian). Fourth, know that not every girl you meet has to be a marriage with kids ending and you're just talking (don't show feelings right away cause you shouldn't normally- I've made that mistake many times and they were all costly). Lastly, be comfortable in your own skin (easier said than done) but when I'm around nice girls that I like I feel like I can be myself and I don't have to put any guards up, and hopefully she can say the same with you! I actually have a pretty bad stutter myself where I almost always stutter when making or receiving calls on the first word being hello/hey/hi. I've put it away for 5 years, and actually lived a pretty normal life without addressing it. Now, since I'm addressing it though, I've put some hobbies/things aside like going out a bunch, talking to girls (most girls), and drinking. I'm a freshman in college, and have accepted this challenge to overcome my stutter (I've been in and out accepting it for these past 5 years). I've spent the past 2 months working on solutions and confidence skills. It's only been 2 months of actually brining it up to parents/family and I know it's a process to "fix". Eventually, if I can't fix it, I'll have to accept stuttering on the phone and just live my life normally, but until then it will be a fight (because I'm making it one, and I believe there is still help to "solve it"). Besides my rant, I hope you get something from this message. All the best

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Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work

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Dating & RomanceDisclosure & Telling OthersAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionEmployment & Career