And that sounds like you've been disrespected in some shitty ways. I fondly thought I'd get clear of all that when I left school but, nope, some people are assholes to the core. Maybe prepare some witty rejoinders - bullies usually have glass jaws.

I am among the roughly 10% (in my observation) of people who wouldn't treat a person with a speech impediment (or physical disability, or odd behavior, or bad haircut, or funny clothes) as any less deserving of dignity or my respect and friendship. This means you have just as much as much of a shot at getting into my "dating pool" as anyone else.

Moreover, I cannot abide the (seeming) 90% of people who treat people as lesser than for such shallow reasons. This is why I had next to no friends growing up, and am basically a rabid misanthrope today. I chose to befriend the weird kid, and that has made all the difference.

The guy I have a super crush on at my hospital has a tiny lisp and it just makes me love him even more lmao

Speech impediment? Hell, yes I would. Compared to all the dates I've been on lately if her only problem was a speech impediment, that would be considered a great date!

My dad has reached a stage where he gets part way through a sentence and just loses the next word. He's doing it all the time, now. Once it happens, he just freezes. There's no recovery for him at that point, and I suspect he becomes frustrated and just loses the train of thought completely. If he's far enough through the sentence, you can help him through to the finish. But quite often, it just leaves everything and everyone hanging there, wondering what to do next.

I think I'd find that very difficult to live with on a daily basis (it's hard enough, occasionally visiting.) So much as I'd like to think a speech difficulty wouldn't be a deal breaker in a partner, it would depend on how it maniftested.

I really can't see a lisp, a minor stutter, or an occasional malapropism putting me off, though. Just try to steer clear of 'nucular' and 'skellington', and never order an 'expresso' coffee, and you'll generally be fine around me.

I absolutely would date someone with speech disorders. I am a Speech Language Pathology Assistant, and I know speech, language, and intelligence are not the same thing.

Additionally, as an Autistic woman, I have Semantic Pragmatic Language Disorder, and when I'm operating on sensory or emotional overload, I have a stutter. Hi!

Yes, I would date a woman with a speech impediment. She could be the love of my life. I can't throw away the opportunity to love, it would be asinine.

I am dyslexic. 2's and 5's can be confusing, and math formulas are practically impossible.

It mostly comes out with numbers, but sometimes it carrys over to written letters also. b-p-d/ w-m (???)

If I am tired or exited it can also come out in my speach.

If I'm not careful, I may have a 'cof of cuppy', or a 'sand full of shoe', or 'cimmonon' on my buns and nalolium on my floor. Strageties and not strategies...

I get tongue-tied with words starting with 'BL' big blue bag or blue blanket? (FORGET IT!)

I sound so much more intelligent on paper than when I talk!

It brings laughter with it though, and I am able to laugh at my own blunders. It has never held me back from making friends.

I used to support a young lady with tourettes, she was a scream (literally). She would help with house banking ie I'd take her to the bank and we'd receive VIP treatment.
Stopped at a random breath test, she abused police and they had to smile 'carry on driver'.
Actually I loved working with non verbals, echolalics and their challenging behaviors.

It's not even relevant to me

Hey man, we all talk funny, it doesn't seem from what you have said that you have a speech issue. My son had speech therapy when about 5, both he and my foster son spoke far too fast in their teens, I could not understand them. Many of the people I work with have speech issues, I never think about it. I would barely notice if a lady had a different way of speaking as long as I could make out what she was saying. My ex pronounces words poorly ie nucular. I probably have female friends with speech impediments, but off the top of my head nothing springs to mind.

My niece has difficulty speaking clearly. Because of that I guess I have more patience with people who have difficulty speaking.

Honestly, no I wouldn't because I would be constantly trying to correct their speech. It wouldn't be fair to them and would drive me batty.

I suppose each situation is different. Regardless, it's just a piece of you (as I'm sure you know well), so someone that treats it as more of a big deal than that may not be worth trying to understand. I know that probably doesn't ease any concern a person may have about how their speech impediment is perceived. But truly, there are plenty folks out there that take people as they are. If that wasn't true, I'd never get a date! ?

One of my kids had speech therapy in elementary school. Once her teeth got straightened out her pronunciation improved. (She had extensive orthodontia during childhood.) As for an adult with a speech impediment. I am far more interested in who you are and how you treat others (and me) than how well you talk. Mel Tillis had a horrible stutter, but he could sing. Now if you spray when you talk, that might be different. If it bothers you why don't you check into a diction coach or with a speech therapist again, especially if you think it is holding you back.

Yes. It would not even be a consideration. A corollary of that - a number of years ago I had a massive crush on a colleague who had a massive birthmark covering half her face and presumably down her body. She was very self conscious about it. I thought it made her look beautiful. Perfection is over rated. If my love had a speech impediment, I would not give it a moment's thought.

"big" problem with/for me. I've always had a minor speech impediment. Made worse by blurting out what I'm thinking before I fully think it through/trying to keep my mouth going with my mind- causing me to talk fast, and after decades of criticism, saying it quietl which all equals MUMBLING. I'll soon be going from the ideal situation for me- re-selling collectibles on line to selling them in a retail situation- at least at first, part time.... it's kinda scary, tbh..... we'll see how it goes.....

I have an acquaintance who stutters and I love talking to him because its an exercise in patience for me. I tend to finish other people's sentences when there are no speech impediments involved, so knowing that I have to shut up and really listen is different and fun for me.

I would have no problem with a speech disorder, assuming I'm still able to communicate with them. I know a few friends with mild speech impediments, and it never bothers me. The bit about singing is worth looking into, though. I've heard it can help some people, though it's all anecdotal, so take it with a grain of salt.

Yeth, I thure would!

If a person can affect this speech defect but not, I treat him a little worse. In a sense, I am audial who perceives the world through sounds. When I get to know a person, the first thing I pay attention to is the voice, timbre, and speech.
Therefore, some defects cause me almost physical discomfort. Even I constantly train my speech and pronunciation. For a while, I had to wear braces from thehealthysmile.net to pronounce words correctly and not lisp.
Because of this, to some extent, I dislike people who do not want to work on their defects.

Women with lisps are sexy as hell !!!

I dunno. I wouldn't date most people.

No very tall or short people,
no foreigners, no other races (except maybe Native American, since they honor women as equals),
people who eat meat or junk food,
people who don't exercise,
aren't fit,
don't read,
who golf, fish, hunt, or play video games
who watch NASCAR, or even knows what it is
who listen to country or Gospel music
who attend church, except maybe Lutheran or Unitarian
who aren't concerned about conservation of the environment and living a green lifesyle

I think in this case it is spelled speech.