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Huh? Obviously women and men have different dating standards, that wasn't mean to be demeaning at all, just a fact... Men are usually expected to initiate, and confidence is an extremely important tr...

I assume your stutter isn't too severe lol... When you occasionally repeat a vowel, it's a cute and endearing quirk. When you look like you're trying to deadlift 6 plates everytime you try to say yo...

Has anyone here done improv/comedy?

Has anyone here done improv/comedy? I really want to try it out. I know it'll be a huge huge challenge for me and a mentally stressful event. I've done debates and formal stuff before so I don't have ...

Stress and anxiety make a stutter much worse and more visible. >this was the the time I started secondary school... The next year when I was 14 my stutter disappeared You were stressed out and n...

Help? On and off "stutter"

Help? On and off "stutter" Since I was 4 or 5 years old I had a stutter. I had I it for about a month and it went away. I thought that was the end of it. When I was 12/13 I got the stutter again, this...

Severe stuttering and relationships

Severe stuttering and relationships I have a pretty severe stutter. My blocks are usually 5+ seconds long, and I usually stutter at least once, usually twice every sentence. However, I'm fortunate in ...

I've explained to him how stressful it is to have a stutter, and that him stuttering only makes it worse. He listens, but his actions don't change. I know outside of that he's a fairly nice guy, so I ...

Yes. The more intimate I am with someone, the more I stutter. I can barely say a word when speaking to my mother, for instance. Other people cant even tell I stutter. ...

The problem is he just lacks understanding for the situation. I put his reaction down to total ignorance - but that doesn't mean it won't still affect me. I wouldn't be able to get him to understand h...

Boot camp was painful. I remember the look of sheer disgust on my RDCs face when I blocked super hard. When I got to the sub it was way worse. You have to talk in a very formal way and in clear and co...

You're going to stutter, and that's okay dude. Allow yourself to stutter. Don't apologize, there is no reason to apologize. You have every right to speak, just as everyone else does in the class. You ...

About to start my classes in a few hours

About to start my classes in a few hours Hey, Guys.. So I’m currently waiting for my friend to come pick me up so we can go to our first classes of the year. Problem is that I can feel my heart beatin...

Like other people are saying, a private conversation would be best. If the stuttering really did have a pretty sudden onset, especially in adulthood, he should seek medical evaluation. It is possible ...

Be patient when he stutters. I hate when people try to finish my words or sentences. Just be patient. I would definitely talk to him about it in private, but don’t badger him if he doesn’t want to tal...

Definitely bring it up in private. If it continues for more than a month or two. He needs to see a doctor then possibly speech pathologist. Could definitely be stress related if it has only come up i...

> What I am wondering is how someone would like this to be handled if it were them in the situation. Should I say anything to reassure him when he starts to stutter, and if so what would be a kind ...

veteran of 7 years army, look bud i’ve had a stammer stutter since I was a little kid. couldn’t say a damn fluent sentence for as long back as I can remember. I went in the army scared shitless that i...

Dude or Dudette. It’s your wedding. People are there to celebrate that day with you because they know you and love you. This is the one time you shouldn’t be nervous about stuttering....

Getting married tomorrow..

Getting married tomorrow.. I am a little nervous about stuttering. Don't stutter as much as I used to. Thanking everyone and repeating what the priest says and reading from the Bible are my biggest ...

Yes. I agree. I’m more of a one on one person. I think the real reason is because usually in groups, they tell stories and get everyone’s attention at the same time. I’m horrible at telling stories be...