First impressions have an unfortunate way of lingering in the other person’s mind for the length of time your interactions exist.
Is it typical of human beings to reveal their true selves on the first interaction though? My personal thoughts and experience answers… "no" but still it is a widely accepted view that the first interaction is simply the most important and impressive of any other. This belief has birthed the statement so popular it is engrained in our minds from childhood, that is “first impressions lasts.
The first impression in our minds now has the definition of being the single most important event in human interaction. One individual searches the very soul of the other and verse-versa as we aim to determine exactly what label to attach and hence level of importance each other’s life.
I believe that at this stage each individual attempt to expose what they believe will impress the other and just that, for the purpose of appearing attractive. So what if you fall in the category of “socially awkward…: well you may find that after the first interaction some individuals may find you uninteresting while other may be left curious and able to relate.
Yes, It is true that first impressions last but it is also true that there is always the existence of second chances, a chance you may be caught by that same individual in a more relaxed setting, on a more relaxed day and feel so in control of your responses that you appear to increase your attractiveness and allow for the warming up process, that may earn you a friend at the very least.