I've explained to him how stressful it is to have a stutter, and that him stuttering only makes it worse. He listens, but his actions don't change. I know outside of that he's a fairly nice guy, so I put it down to him being ignorant of the situation. It's not at all nice to be laughed at, but it's impossible to explain what it's like to have a stutter, so I don't really blame him for not understanding. Still pisses me off though. That is something I've considered. If I stutter and a woman I'm speaking to chuckles, It's safe to say I'm not interested in dating them. But what I worry about is approaching somebody, me unable to speak, and them finding it really uncomfortable because they don't know what a stutter is / why I'm struggling to talk. I've noticed this happen before and it instantly makes my speech 10x worse. Reading this back it sounds incredibly silly, but it's still something that worries me. The notepad thing is something I know is an issue, and I'm making an effort to stop using it so much. I'm trying to only use it when in a rush, or if there's a large queue behind me. I don't want my stutter to be an inconvenience to other people.