This is close to my experience as well. I’m very upfront about my stutter, so no one is caught off guard on the date, and they’ve all been very nice about it. However, it’s rare that I walk away from a date feeling like my stutter didn’t severely diminish the experience, even if I overall had a good time. Trying to share anything is an arduous affair, and even with the nicest, most patient people it’s hard not to see some strain in their look as they wait for me to finish a sentence. I’ve had some second and third dates, even had a girlfriend for awhile, but it’s pretty exhausting knowing that I’m never going to come across as suave to a woman know matter how good I look, how nice I am, or how interesting what I have to say is, because it’s going to come out choked and contorted, and I can hardly blame someone for being put off by a conversation with me. I haven’t given up on dating or anything, I’m still young and part of me is hopeful, but it’s made it much harder.