Do you believe that First Impressions are Lasting impressions of a person?

Hi Kiran! I buy your arguments that first impression may not be the exact impression of a person. S/he may be a different person altogether. Therefore, it will be in the fitness of things, if we better not draw a conclusion on the basis of first impression. We should continue to interact with the person to know him/her better and after 3-4 meetings/interaction; we can safely draw a sketch about that person. I also normally do not take the first impression too seriously, till I feel that I am not going to see that person again. In that case, I feel there is no option but to rely on the first impression. Have a great day!

first impressions are completely intuitive so in long run may not turn out to be the correct one.many of my close friends appeared reserved in their first impression i had of them but later i found them too open and frank.and sometimes i got to find that whatever i thought of a person in the first instance turned out to be exactly the same .but finally its how the person conducts with you and bonds with you that goes long way in whatever relationship you share.first impressions hardly go that far.

Impressions last until we have proven to our ourselves that our impressions are wrong. First impressions catches our attention believing that the person is what he projects himself to be. Though in the back of our minds we still retain our first impression and always tend to compare it with what we have found out to be the real thing. Cheers!

It varies from person to person. To some, first impressions last. To others, they don't. As far as I'm concerned, first impressions do not last at all. It changes overtime as I get to know a person better. It varies greatly from seeing the better of a person to seeing the worst. First impressions are merely stepping stones to the revelation of a persons character and personality but never its entirety. Judgment at first glance is normal but when it gets too far as ruining a person's life just because of it is foul and below the belt. Regardless of who the person turns out to be, it is important to remember that self-righteousness is a bad habit and earns much scorn from others. It pays to be less judgmental.

I don't believe in that phrase. When I first met and see my best friend, I totally dislike her. I cannot explain why, all I know is I dont like her totally. I do avoid her most of the time but eventually as I get to know her I learned that she not as I think after all. We really cannot judge a person by the way they look. Impressions are not real, we need to get to know the person personally before we can say things about him or her. Impressions can be true or false.

Hi Kiran8, I think first impressions tend to stick with most people when considering another person...but I agree with you..people can change,it really depends on how you treat a person when you meet them... or your first impression of them maynot be how they really act/are...you have to consider the way you treat a person, your facial expressions when you talk to them, etc..because they may be getting negative vibes from you, and that is the reason they act the way they do when dealing with you.

Hi Kiran, First impression does not work with all people. I support your views because people’s attitude or character is changing always. I too think the impression varies from people to people and we can judge only some people correctly. Some people looks very calm but actually they must be opposite in character.

I do not believe in first impression as most of these could be misleading. In the first meeting one hardly can know anything about a person. That person must be faking it to impress you and gain your confidence. Best thing will be to take your sweet time to know everything before coming to any conclusion. And be willing to change any opinion about him/her anytime.

No. First impression is always first that we always remember. But it doesn't mean that it will last forever and remain as what they are. People had changes in behavior and in physical aspects. I believed that what we saw the first time we can't see again on the last time.

We all have a way of life,, our Habit,, I will not keep people in mind if I do not life thier first impression,we all make changes in life,,TRUE,, So I do not depend upon the first impressions,,in Many cases,,The way I need second chances,, in life generally,, I do think similarly for others,,No harm in that

Hi there, Sometimes the first impressions are not ever lasting. Sometimes we missed judge of personality of someone. But sometimes there is someone who has the first imressions are lasting impressions, even those are very rare i guess...:) I think we have to be ourself, not to be someoneelse who dont suit of personality we have. The most important, in this life we have to be honest to ourself and to everybody. Thanks friend, Good Luck

I believe first impressions can make or break a relationship or a friendship or not start one at all, similarly, they can start wonderful ones so I do think first impressions do exist and in my cse have done everythingIve menchened here.

I think first impressions can be wrong, absolutley. Sometimes we gel with someone, and do get on really well, or you might think you dislike someone, on first meeting, then find they are actually, a nice person. Its as the old saying goes *never judge a book by its cover*

I don't believe that first impressions last because you need to get to know the person first before being bias to judge the person. Sometimes we misunderstand the persons quality and we provoke directly his/her personality which is not good. Take time to know the person.

Hi kiran, Well i dont know whether its funny or not, but in business community it is said that your shoes matters a lot in any first meeting. You got to wear a proper pair of shoes and your first impression is made! Also it depends on a lot on whom you are meeting. Pesonally when iam in an official meeting I do take care that iam looking good and tidy and often see that it helps. At times i have to be like a smooth sales man, promising a lot, delivering very little . So looking good is the primary neccesity and making a good impression for my company. Cheers, Tutul

Hi Kiran I am with you on this one, i don't agree that first impression are the actual impressions of any person, it is sometimes also a situational encounter we might have with some people we are meeting, i mean like the person could be having a really bad time and he/she may be letting too much of negative vibes without their knowledge, so i tend not to take it seriously at the first time, talk more and more to that person and i will know how the person actually is, it is the same case with me, some people who don't know me think i am a rude person cause i am not all that jolly in the public, it is just that i am a little shy and am a sensitive person and so i don't much really open up to people i don't know, it just takes me time to open up and then they get to know the real person inside me, i am not all that bad and mean. . . so it is of my opinion that no one should prejudge people by their looks or vibes they emit, they could be judging wrong... have a nice day kiran!

Dear Kiran, YES! The first impression does matter. If I were to dress and behave like a slob, I will be taken for a slob because the other person does not know me! His response will be accordingly and I may not like it. All this compounds up to sour what may have been a healthy relationship. Recovering from this situation and forming a good relation often occurs as an accident in most cases, but then there is always a lingering memory of the first meeting. It would be fantastic if people do not take a person for what he seems initially.

Well, it depends!! For example, if the first impression wasn't good, it might hamper future prospects of that relationship - if there have been no followup meetings of consequence to change that negative first impression sufficiently. However, if there have been a number of subsequent meetings, wherein the other person got to know you more fully and completely, they can overlook that first negative impression and build a strong positive impression about you!!!

first impressions may change cus that's only your first impression to him, if your first impression was actually fit to him then you may say it last. Yes your right people change whenever they want to.