commentr/StutterSeptember 9, 2024

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I’m a man who stutters. I cannot speak for any stuttering woman’s experience. But, from mine.. Most of my friends are women! I’m usually more comfortable talking to women too. Maybe it’s because I grew up with a lot of them. I’m also friends with the misfits! My experience with people making my quality of life worse from stuttering 8/10 times comes from women. The interruptions are horrendous. I have been openly and discretely talked down on for how I talk. I have been mocked when they’ve been upset for me being objectively right on things. And yes, men have been that way too, 2/10 times though. At the same time, women take up for me when people mock or interrupt about 7/10 times, so you lose some, you win some. In the dating world, I think it’s difficult for all people who stutter. I can definitely see how different aspects of dating can be more difficult for women with a stutter to date because misogyny and ableism are so intertwined, but I still don’t know. What is your experience like? What I’m saying is from my experience, befriending women is easier, but I tend to find out who I’m really dealing with later. Most of the time, I’m not disappointed, but it does happen. Obviously this isn’t helpful for you finding out how to connect, but I figured maybe it can be a good thing for you to compare to your experience.

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Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability

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Friendships & BelongingDating & RomanceIdentity & Self-PerceptionListener Reactions