When the interviewer says "you do realize you have to talk to people," that's when you point out your previous experience and explain that you aren't incapable of talking to people. You can grow to become comfortable / confident with your position. (See, you already provided a great rebuttal in your explanation!) Not being attractive can be a good thing. You won't attract shallow attention and yes it will be difficult to find a boyfriend, but when you finally do meet someone that you click with, it will be meaningful. And you won't have to wade through as many bad relationships to get there. As for friends, try to find hobbies or activities that allow you to interact with people. (My personal favorite is martial arts. There's so much communication even in basic drills, and a very strong sense of community, so my less-than-graceful speech doesn't really matter. Maybe art or dance classes would be similar? I used to wonder if I could deliberately meet someone salsa dancing) "Accepting it" and "not letting it control you" means treating stuttering as a minor frustration that just occurs sometimes. In the moment, you acknowledge that it happens and move on, assuming you're speaking to someone with at least a little bit of patience. For practice, I'd suggest finding a support group, like [the NSA's](http://www.westutter.org/find-nsa-meeting-near/) if you're in the US. I walked into my first meeting terrified at what would happen when I block in front of everyone, and subsequently discovered that having patient listeners removes a lot of pressure to push through to the next word and gave me time to develop better means of dealing with stuttering. I'm not cured and probably never will be, but I can speak well enough and live my life regardless.