I could not agree more. I am 33 and I have been stuttering since I was four years old. It used to hamper me until my 20's when I stopped giving a fuck. I stopped giving a fuck because I realized that ***anyone who is going to define you solely by your stutter is not worth your time***. This includes friends, family and potential mates. If they're a dick to you because you stutter, I repeat, ***they are not worth your time or energy***. There are, however, plenty of people out there who are worth your time and energy and they do not give a shit that you stutter.