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My name stops me from dating Hi all, I’m mainly here to vent about how little I date just because I’m worried about saying my name. This doesn’t affect my work life... I talk all day and have to introduce myself to new clients a lot. Sometimes it’s fluent and sometimes it’s a train wreck but I don’t seem to get too stressed in this situations... but when it comes to dating I really don’t want to stutter. I don’t want to stutter on my name when I first meet them, when we go out to a restaurant, or any time I have to give my god damn name. I can work through the stuttering during conversations for the most part..... blocks will happen but I’ve learned enough techniques to keep it somewhat fluent.... I have conquered many demons that stuttering was the root of. I have given public presentations, have a great job, and am fully independent. Things I would often tell myself I would never achieve because of my stutter. It feels like breaking the wall into my dating life is one of the last hurdles I need to overcome.... and this whole covid19 thing has made me realize even more so how much energy I want to pour into that once we can be social again...