>*Although I didn’t ever consider it a stutter.* Well, it doesn't really matter what you considered it. If he stuttered then and he stutters now, then it's a pretty safe bet to assume he just stutters as part of his daily life. The severity of it could be linked to this or that or it could just be that he was having a harder time that day. >*It just sounded like he was talking nervously, or unsure/hesitant. But not an obvious stutter, and he, nor his wife, friends or myself pointed it out.* Have you ever talked to your friend about it one on one? If you had, I would imagine that he could have answered most of your questions himself. Those two sentences speak volumes though. >*It just sounded like he was talking nervously, or unsure/hesitant.* My friends know that I'm not talking nervous or unsure or hesitant. My friends know that a minor pause or some extra filler words or whatever the case may be, isn't me being unsure of anything. They know that I stutter every day all day and that this thing that, maybe some other people might see as hesitation, is just me stuttering mildly. >*But not an obvious stutter, and he, nor his wife, friends or myself pointed it out.* The fact that the dude is married and you think that there might ever be a time when his wife would point it out is, quite frankly, insane. They may talk about it in private or they may not but I guarantee you one thing. She is never going to point out anything about his stuttering in front of you. Now, I have known people who thought it was their place to make my personal struggles a topic for group discussion without first seeking my approval one on one and I have to tell you, those people don't stay in my life for very long. Personally, I find it rather annoying and actually quite obnoxious when someone who doesn't stutter becomes so concerned about my stuttering because they've "*never seen it this bad before*." I'm like dude, do you think you see everything that happens in my life? Is it possible that just because you haven't seen it this bad before means jack shit as far as how bad it's actually been before? It's rude, it's thoughtless and it's insulting. I mean, you know the dude stutters. If you cared to know more about it you could absolutely do that without "pointing out" anything to anyone. He doesn't need you to do research as to whether his drinking or previous drug use may have had some effect on his speech. And he really doesn't need you making any comments about his line of work since, more than likely, his stuttering does play a role in the direction of his career. What he probably needs is a friend who just accepts that his buddy stutters and doesn't treat him any differently because of it or make a big deal about it when it's worse than it usually is. Also — finishing his sentences is not helpful and it's only going to piss him off. I just feel like this needs to be said because overstepping boundaries seems to be kind of your thing.