I'm the same way. I absolutely despise small talk because of this. my stuttering isn't as bad as it was growing up but it's still there and it's never going to fully go away. it's hurt my self esteem quite a bit. I remember this one time this girl got uncomfortable as fuck because I started to stutter. she was a customer and she attempted to make small talk. I try to completely avoid small talk for that reason. I don't stutter because I'm uncomfortable or nervous. I get uncomfortable or angry because I stutter. big difference there. it's honestly made me not like nice people in general. all my life I've been told how good looking I am but as a guy you're getting nothing in terms of dating/sex if you don't know how to properly communicate. doesn't matter how good looking or how wealthy you are. that's the difference between males females in that regard. Edit: