I’m a 20 year old female with a stutter and i’m not going to lie, it’s not easy. I’ve come to the realization that if someone doesn’t wanna date me for my stutter, i wouldn’t even wanna date that person. And if random people make fun of you or look at you weird, fuck them! Those people aren’t people that you would wanna associate with anyway. To be honest i haven’t had difficulty dating or having friends. I only had problems when i wasn’t confident in myself and didn’t put myself out there. The people that are with me in my life are quality people. My friends and family would never judge me and to be honest if they judged someone for something like a stutter, it says a lot about them. If someone doesn’t wanna date you or be friends with you cause of a stutter; they’re definitely insecure themselves. People who are confident in themselves will not put you down. We cannot feel pity for ourselves. I have fallen into depression and anxiety because of my stutter but i have decided to not give people the power to make me feel anxious about myself. I will not be ashamed of my stutter and to be honest I’ve realized people do not care!! If you get awkward about it or insecure people will notice but if you own it, people will really not care! Once i got confident in myself, I stuttered even less. I thought i couldn’t date, get a job, do public speaking at school, or make friends at school and I’ve done it all. You will be ok. Do not give your stutter power. You are not your stutter. If you ever need someone to talk to, feel free to DM me. Goodluck! Things will always get better even if it seems like it’s not. I would recommend practicing reading out loud to boost your confidence and getting a psychologist if you could afford it.