Hey! First of all, thank you for those kind words but even more for your compassion towards your partner. It makes me happy to hear he has such an understanding and amazing person like you on his side! Semi-related but wanted to share anyway: I totally understand what you mean by that you like him more because of his stutter. I don't know I could feel this when it would come to stuttering but I recently met someone with a different condition who I felt the same way about. It's an incredible feeling, it screams authenticity and truly highlights your compassion and acceptance for the other person, in my opinion. Anyway, back to the question. I'm not in a relationship and everything I say here is from my personal perspective, obviously. I explicitly mention this because stutterin is very indivitual, everyone has different syllables/sounds they get stuck on and so much depends on the current mood, situation, the amount of people around and so much more. That's also the reason why we most likely can't plan ahead, set up rules or remember all words that won't work. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. Sometimes I'm sure they will work only to run face first into a block and vice versa. That's why I usually only have around one second to react to a block, which can easily create stress, panic, etc. in those situations. Personally, I have rather bad experiences with other people commenting on my sttuer. I love knowing that the other person won't judge me or think poorly of me but sometimes even a well-intentioned "you got this" can add to the pressure to perform which might even make it worse. However, this could be mainly due to my own social anxiety and insecurities, who knows. The one thing that ahs helped me to immensely reduce stuttering is, well, to boost my confidence. Sounds easier than it is, really. I've learned that stuttering is not my fault. No one knows exactly how I feel and what I'm going through and therefore have no reason to talk me down and I have no reason to feel embarrassed. Period. I'm starting to love my stutter, it's part of me. It's a tool to spread awareness – one of my best life goals. Anyway, back to the question. Tell him you love him. Tell him you love his stutter. Tell him, you will not let anyone talk him down because of his stutter and that he should not, under no circumstances, accept it as well. Tell him that anyone he talks to is also just human. Tell him the things you mentioned in your post as well. Maybe sit down with him and help him improve his vocabulary so he has more synonyms ready that he can use when encountering a block. Encurage him to stand up for himself and mention his stutter to the other person when trapped in a block. Tell him that you would love to hear more about how stuttering feels for him (this helps you understand it and helps him to feel heard). —— In the end, most of it is indivitual, so I can only add my perspective and opinions here. I think it's best to tell/ask him exactly what you posted. Ask him directly how you can support him. Tldr: Ask him how you can help. I hope this helped! If you have any more questions etc., feel free to ask here or message me, I'm be happy to support you. All the best!