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Stuttering and Arranged Marriage Hi everyone, I’m a 23-year-old guy from India, and I’ve had a moderate stutter all my life. While I’ve tried speech therapy, I’ve accepted that my stutter is likely a permanent part of who I am, and I’m okay with that. I’m not looking to get married right now but hope to be by 30. While I’m not very keen on arranged marriage (AM), it’s a common option here. (To clarify, AM isn’t forced marriage—it’s just a structured way of finding a partner, often with family involvement.) I’m well-educated, financially stable, and consider myself decent-looking, but I know my stutter might make AM more challenging. Families or individuals may naturally prefer someone without a speech condition, especially since initial stages in AM can feel transactional. I’m not looking to hide my stutter or limit myself to partners with similar conditions—I just want to know: Could my stutter realistically make finding a partner through AM harder? Honest and unfiltered opinions would help me decide if I should explore other ways to find a partner. Thanks!