commentr/StutterMarch 6, 2016

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In America you're the majority ;) 50.4% to be exact. So assuming you're from the USA you're the majority in a minority. :) I get you, but I wholeheartedly disagree with the dating thing. Just going off gender based stereotypes, men are meant be stoic, strong, confident and show leadership. Those are the common alpha male traits anyways. Having a stutter can make it seem like you don't have those traits; even if you do. To me, it's the same as jobs... most men don't care about what job a woman has. If she's a full time cleaner for example; most men would look past that. From what I've seen in the media, women seem to value a man's job more. Which biologically speaking makes sense; when finding a mate back when we were dwelling in caves, women would want to big the biggest, strongest guy because he can bring in the most resources. So women are biologically more inclined to be attracted to a mate who can bring home the bacon and lots of it. At least from the men I know, they don't seem to care about that. Again, biologically speaking, men just want to pass on our genes. So jobs aren't a big deal and for me that goes for stuttering as well, I think men are more than likely to look past stuttering, mainly because of the way our species is set up, men are the chasers and women are choosers. Men just want to have a mate and for the most part aren't too picky about the semantics, women are though. This is generally speaking ofc. it's not the same for everyone but I'm just going off my own personal experiences. So if I had to bet on it, I'd say women with stutters would have a much easier time finding dates than men would. So based on our biology I'd assume it would be easier for women. Regardless, i'm happy to talk about it on skype if you want. I do like a good old debate, even if I suck at talking. ;) I'd like to talk about it sometime.

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Social & RelationshipsSchool & WorkIdentity & Disability

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Dating & RomanceEmployment & CareerIdentity & Self-Perception