Your viewpoints are definitely true as having a defeatist attitude will do you no good. It's also reassuring to see that your peers are quick to defend you. I wonder if that is also the case with other female stutterers. I'd like to think so regardless of a pretty person bias or not. Has anyone considered you to be of low intelligence because of your stutter? This phenomenon is new to me as I'm just now recognizing the hesitant look on people's faces/body language/you can tell the wheels are turning whenever I stutter in front of them. I never realized that people actually do go by first impressions often. You seem to have a naturally positive vibe around you as well and that can influence social interactions too (or at least I believe it does). Have you always been confident or did you gain that recently?