I'm 43, stuttered my whole life. The only thing that made it any better was both leaving high school and then speech therapy when I was around 20-21. I don't think I was able to understand the gravity of the situation when I had therapy as a child. I'm not really socially active at all. I do have friends though. Two I can just hang out with when we're all not busy and friends I made through mutual interests. You need to find a hobby that involves other people. For me it was bands. I learned how to play the guitar, got really good at it and branched out into other similar instruments, like the ukulele and the mandolin. It makes me valuable to band mates. I've been married for 18 years. My wife was always understanding. It helped that she is a foreigner (though now I live in her country, which makes me the foreigner) so I needed to reduce my speed. Now I'm fluent in her language I stutter in both equally. Fuck my life, I guess... lol No. You are not cursed. Just find an interest that needs other people. You can meet women that way. If you have a common interest, your speech might not be a factor at all. I didn't get a girlfriend until I was like 22 or something. I too thought that it would never happen. Also find a job that needs you to speak, but not too much. I don't do it anymore, but I used to be a massage therapist. I needed to speak to do the job, but not all the time. I did intend to use that as a base for futher education, but ended up leaving that field to move to my wife's country.