commentr/StutterDecember 9, 2024

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Dating apps is a numbers game. 5 dates in 4 months isn't bad. The more people you meet the more likely you'll meet someone who is a better match for you. Don't look at it as finding a person who'll tolerate you and your stutter. But look at it like it takes time to find someone who you want to be with. Be confident in yourself and don't think of women like you owe them something. Think of what you bring to the table and how lucky someone would be to have those qualities in their lives. As a person who's gone on plenty of dates via the apps recently. Most girls don't really care as long as you own it and are confident. The topic never comes up and if it does, I tell them they can ask me anything about it. There are some girls who love talking on the phone and I just tell them it's very common for stutterers to not like talking on the phone but I will talk to them and make an effort as long as they are patient with me and they are always understanding. Confidence and being comfortable in your own skin goes a lot way. In my experience I've always done well after the first in-person date. In the way that before the date, the conversation is kind of half-hearted but generally after the first date, the girls I talk to generally are more responsive and put more effort into the conversation. And I stutter ALOT so it's not stuttering that's the limiting factor but other things.

Themes

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience

Subthemes

Dating & RomanceAcceptance & PrideAnxiety & Social JudgmentHope & Motivation