postr/StutterMay 12, 2023

Will a stutter hold you back from having a relationship?

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Will a stutter hold you back from having a relationship? Are there any stutterers here in long-term relationships? I've always felt like my stutter, even though it's primarily anxiety-based, will hold me back from having a relationship and having a family of my own one day. I know it shouldn't be that way at all, and that having a stutter doesn't make us bad or unworthy people at all, but it just feels like I won't get the chance to have a proper relationship because of that. That they'll hear me stutter one day and run a mile. It's sad because I've always wanted to be a dad and it feels like I may have to get realistic and realise the stutter will block me from that.

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Social & RelationshipsEmotional Experience

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Dating & RomanceHelplessness & AgencyHope & Motivation