First impressions

First impressions

Do you find that your first impressions of others are accurate?

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Yes, I do.

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Moreso as I get older. So, for the most part, yes. However, I cannot stand it when people take a first impression and run with it, so I do keep my eyes open to see if my first impression was correct. I have a friend who will hold on to her first impression of everyone she meets and she has been way off about some people.

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usually.

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No. I am too forgiving. I usually think people are good and nice even though time and again it is proven that most people are severely damaged. Critical, snide and/or overly worried about what other people think of them to the point of being cruel to anyone who might threaten their 'cool quotient'.

But I still have hope!

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I try to find the good in people too, even when they are beyond hope.

I've had a good run with getting first impressions correct. But there has been at least twice that I've been way off base, once I got to know them. Unfortunately, my first impression was that they were nicer than they actually turned out to be.

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Usually. Occasionally, I'm off. But for the most part I'm on. I do however try to give people the benefit of the doubt, but unfortunately, once I've got something in my head, it's hard for me to let it go.

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They are more accurate when I'm drunk.

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for the most part, they're good

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I'm too nice. I know this. I look for the beauty in everyone and everything and tend to see only what I want. I get burned often because of this.

Usually I give BAD first impressions. I come off as bitchy, mean, loud, rude, full of myself but once people get to know me they know that I am really none of those things. From afar I appear a bit coarse but really I'm just a bunch of wet noodles...

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Posted by sr081906

Usually but I have made mistakes on a few people who turned out to be total wackos and I never expected it at first.

Otherwise, I am pretty good at judging characters after I talk to people.

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I couldn't have said it better myself, Sophie!

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Posted by greenfreak

I try to find the good in people too, even when they are beyond hope.

I've had a good run with getting first impressions correct. But there has been at least twice that I've been way off base, once I got to know them. Unfortunately, my first impression was that they were nicer than they actually turned out to be.

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My first impression of greeny ----->

Second impression upon meeting her ----->

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I tend to be overly critical in my first impressions. It takes me a while to warm up to people. I think it was from being too trusting and stupidly naive in college.....