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Hey there! Hang in there -- it sounds tough, I've had similar feelings at times. I definitely had an inferiority complex of sort when I was younger about being with a girl. I remember crying after a girl in junior high picked a good friend for her boyfriend over me. That being said, after I got a bit older (maybe around your age), I kind of said "screw it" and started putting myself out there. I've had a number of girlfriends and experiences over the years while my stutter came along for the ride. For sure some women, generally more superficial ones in my opinion, were turned off by my stutter but others didn't really seem to care. I've been married for the past year or so to a wonderful woman, and she has been completely cool with my stutter. She's tried the best to understand how it feels. And to be honest, over the years she has opened up about her own issues that she is working on, too. It's a cheesy platitude, but we all got something. I guess my best advice would be to just build a wall of sorts and start putting yourself out there and focus on the successes and not the failures. If you do the math, I went on a ton of dates, a bunch of failed interactions, until I met my wife and that's all I needed! I guess similar to Tinder, I used OKCupid/Match when I was trying to date a lot, it was a good way to open up and share yourself before having to reveal you stutter. I also met people randomly while I was hanging out or through friends or at parties. To be honest, I would bet that most compassionate and caring women would find it admirable that you are dealing with these issues.