Questions tagged [first-impressions]

Questions about the first time a person meets another, and get's to know them for the very first time.

When people first meet they can leave lasting impressions on each other. First impressions are extremely important, and can often define relationships. Mistakes can sometimes happen during first impressions, and it can be hard to fix them.

Questions here should be about issues that have arisen during the first meeting between people, or even questions about someone's first impressions.

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What to do when meeting an online friend in real life for the first time?

In a few weeks time, a friend from the Netherlands is coming over to spend a week with me in the UK. She is female (and I am male), we are both the same age, and are friends (there's nothing special between us). We have known each other for nearly a…
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How do I appear more friendly when I have a fierce-looking face?

I was born with a naturally fierce-looking face. Piercing blue eyes, heavy brow, downturned mouth. All due to my genetics. In addition, I tend to scowl when I'm worried or thinking deeply. I can literally make babies cry just by looking at them.…
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How can I recover from a bad first impression on the internet?

Here on Stack Exchange, I have a user with whom I believe I may have made a bad first impression. In general, I acted as a bit of an accidental jerk. Overwriting his edits, drastically changing the meaning of his posts, and in general acting a bit…
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Making a (second) first impression on mother-in-law. How can I survive this?

My mother-in-law hates my guts and we haven't even met yet. This weekend, my wife and I will be meeting up with her parents for the first time after they kicked her out unexpectedly. This will be the first time I'll ever get to talk to her parents…
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How to appear more relaxed and less reserved during job interviews?

I tend to get stressed during job interviews. Nothing out of normal I guess, but I've received feedback from interviewers that I seemed quite reserved and they didn't like it. It was a justification of why they didn't want to hire me. The field I…
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How do I conclude a date without sounding rude or abrupt?

I don't know how to end a date that is mostly about conversing. Example: long conversations where the only reason the date concluded was last call for a train or the place we were at was closing. I enjoy most of the dates I have so I don't want to…
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