commentr/StutterSeptember 14, 2025

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Any way people date can be a crapshoot. All most people can do is just put themselves out there and get rejected a lot. That can sting worse with a stutter. That being said, you shouldn't introduce yourself to someone and ask them out. You shouldn't ask someone you don't know out period. I own my stutter and I'm pretty good at meeting people but introducing yourself and asking someone out is crazy. Dating is the same as building any relationship, you just need to meet someone, not expect anything, and be nice. Not everyones gonna be your friend or partner, and you might need to meet a lot of people, but thats really the only way. Ask almost any person, stutterer or not, how they started dating someone and 9 times out of 10 they will say "we were friendly/talking in a friend-group/class/club/etc and realized we liked each. ~~Then we made the beast with two backs.~~"

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Social & RelationshipsEmotional ExperienceCommunity & Support

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Dating & RomanceHope & MotivationValidation & Empathy