Your story is such a beautiful one. Thank you. I felt the same with my last girlfriend, the only girl I didn’t put a mask on with. She never thought that my stutter was a burden, after many years I asked her if she was bothered at all with me stuttering, because it was something I have never disclosed (even if it was obvious). I remember she said no which in such a nonchalantly and innocent way that I could cry again if I think of it. It’s been a year that after six years that relationship is over. Now my dating life consists in me constantly wearing a mask on to avoid disclosing my stutter. It’s horrible looking for synonyms mid-sentence because you know you won’t be able to say **that** word. I feel hopeless and I don’t know what to do, but your story helped me a bit to think about all this situation. Thank you again