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commentr/StutterFeb 26, 2014
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Well I can only talk for me, but I have red hair (not the typical ginger orange though, more like brownish-red) and I don't mind that at all. My stutter has really gotten better over time, and most o...

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commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2014
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I guess redheads could say the same, people with freckles etc. A few dozen years ago it used to be that women with dark skin were frowned upon, and women with really fair skin were popular, so much so...

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commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2014
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It's more like "*and* that"... Not just that. But I see what you mean, although I found it flattering when a guy once told me they like my ears, even though I don't. I'm not saying you should like i...

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commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2014
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Well but its also not exactly flattering if people like a trait of yours that you hate yourself. Then it's more like "You like *that* about me? Ugh, weirdo."...

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commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2014
2 points

The thing is, it's not only perceived a flaw by society, but by stutterer himself, too (in most cases)....

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commentr/StutterFeb 25, 2014
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For me, most of my stuttering happen when I am nervous. I think you should take deep breathes and try to calm yourself. I try to do it on a daily basis and it helps. Also, stuttering is not as bad as ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2014
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Lol! That's actually what happened with a friend of mine who stutters. I kid you not, he was 100% fluent for an hour or so. He loved it! :) Thanks for your reply....

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commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2014
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I honestly would probably just be really surprised, then start tripping over words like there's no tomorrow, then somehow be able to speak fluently, thus killing what she liked in me....

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commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2014
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commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2014
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commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2014
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Sometimes I think about putting a bullet in my head. Would certainly be easier....

commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2014
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Thanks for your reply and glad to hear you've overcome it! :)...

commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2014
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I definitely have never been told it's hot. Though I have been told that my stutter (and the manner in which I have overcome it) marks me as someone who is a master of their destiny by a girl I dated ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2014
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Thanks for the reply. I can understand both sides of this....

commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2014
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I would be aroused if it were an attractive woman. Great way to break the ice for me, who cares if I'm being objectified?...

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commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2014
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I guess it's not dumber. I guess the main thing would be to be careful not to fetishize them. So go with the whole genuineness thing....

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commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2014
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Sure: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSZxJRygnZc...

commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2014
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Can you link me that Tedx talk you mentioned? ...

commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2014
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I heard about it on a stuttering podcast a few years ago, of a girl who found this dude's stutter to be cute. It's been my fantasy since then to find someone like that :D...

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commentr/StutterFeb 24, 2014
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> PS: regarding evolutionary biology and how this wouldn't be the greatest survival trait... same goes for gay people (can't physically reproduce), but still it's a steady 10% (if not more). Actua...

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