postr/StutterJune 18, 2025

I just can't date or have a life It feels like because of my stutter.

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I just can't date or have a life It feels like because of my stutter. I don't know how to deal with it at 21 and I've never had a girlfriend and I would love to date and get out and be more social and do tons of fun stuff, but every time I get judged by people because of my stutter. I've been with friends or talked with friends or friends before and some of the friends they're introducing me to will hear me stutter and I'll be right in front of them, but they'll still ask "is he okay?". I was ordering a pizza like 2 years ago and when I was stuttering at the restaurant, workers started surrounding me like I was a zoo animal like they had never heard of a stutter before and it gets me so depressed like why should I even try to date? I don't cold approach or ask out strangers because I know my stutter will just be really bad but all my friends who are dating their friends Tell me that I should date somebody that I like that I'm already friends with but on Reddit everybody says that I shouldn't because you're not supposed to date somebody you've been friends with.

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Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships

Subthemes

Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & BullyingQuality of LifeDating & Romance