First and foremost, this is a chance for you to open the eyes of someone who’s obviously ignorant. I appreciate that you’re trying to teach her. I’m reading comments saying that they would dump her immediately and I find that counterintuitive. If you dump her without even explaining what really goes on, you leave her “wound” open for it to never stop bleeding. And you’ll be directly adding yet another person to the general public that think people who stutter only do it to get attention or to get sympathy from others. The way I think of it, is like I’m trapped in a glass box. Surrounded by everyone I know, everyone I once knew, and everyone I’m *going* to know. They surround this box I’m in and I’m watching everyone talk amongst themselves. Everyone surrounding me looks like their having a great time. I want to get in on this. Frequently, one person or a group of people come up to me to strike up a conversation. My face lights up and I start to share my thoughts but I start noticing something in their face. Discomfort? Confusion? Pity? The more I speak the more these facial expressions become pronounced and eventually they walk back to the crowd to continue the conversation without me. This happens time and time again until I realize that this glass box I’m in is preventing them from hearing me. I hear them, but they can’t hear me. As much as I try, they never hear me. Obviously stuttering isn’t as depressing as I’m making it sound because unlike this glass box, one can overcome stuttering. I hope this helped. And good luck man! Edit: If she still doesn’t believe in you after explaining your situation and how stuttering is different for each person who has it, maybe yes, you should consider moving on.