Do you judge a person by first impressions?

well i can't say that i judge them a lot because of the first impression but the first impression really is the first chance to know the person

I never do the judement of a people depending up on his only 1st impression, coz I know well how people act for the 1st time if he really have to impress front people. So I take at least 30 days to analyse the people by entire. AB_Singh

I think that this also relates to judging a book by its cover and there are a lot of people that do this, me included and I definitely feel bad about this. It's unfortunate that this happens but I guess it's the way of the world. They say that first impressions are very important and I guess that this still stands. I think when meeting someone for the first time it's important to have several conversations with that person. It's important to know what their views are and what they think about different things and then I guess you can decide whether you both will get along. They also say that first impressions last forever, I don't know whether this is true or not. Andrew

I never judge a person by first impressions because I don't want to be judged also by first impressions. It is best to know the person first before making such judgment.

I actually depends on what the person does for his or her first expression... I will sometimes judge and sometimes not. If someone is running around Naked... then yes I will judge them lol but if someoone is cool I will get to know them better.

I agree with you. I consider myself and open-minded person and I don't let my first impressions completly dominate my thoughts about a person. I reserve judgment until I know more about them and there situation. Its natural to assume things about people but as my mom always says to assume makes an a$$ out of u and me. So I general like to give people some time.

Firstly, I don't deem myself to "judge" anybody. I rather assess their qualities, and do so on first impressions. First impressions can be false at times though. The other person(s) can put up a fake front on a first meeting and it is only after several meetings that you begin to know the "real" them. Therefore, yes, I assess whom I might like to make a friend of first, but I don't really become their close friend until I know quite a bit about them. I think trust is one of the biggest factors in a friendship, and if a person can look into your eyes whilst they're talking to you, and if you feel comfortable in their presence, then I feel the friendship will develop. It takes a while to get to know people properly, as I've learned recently from experience. I don't hold with falsities, or disloyalty. They would break any friendship of mine, that's for sure. Brightest Blessings.

I sometimes do although not all first impressions last. Just by looking at how the person talk or communicate, dress or stare at you, you could immediately make a partial impression of his/her personality. It is still best to know the person better before we can judge him/her.

the same to u!most time, i judge one people by my frist impressions!but same time,i must be speed more time to judge one people!

the same to u!i can always judge one people right with my frist impressions!but,same tmes,when i speed long time with one people ,i can know more about him or her~

I think most of us do that we judge people upon seeing them by physical appearance and not by the character of the person. I don't believe when people would say that first impression would last forever because we need to know the person by character and not solely by the outside appearance that would be too judgmental. Well I would say that I am guilty of this but i refrain from doing it as I mature. i give chances before making my own judgment.

I dont think I judge by appeareance but they do come to me as something very important about their personality, for instant if i go on a date I observe in detail how the person cleaniness is and how are they dress, then come of how they speak and how the express themselves, for me those things are impreative, but I really judge more in how they express themselves and body language, Im always right! darn its very annoying cos I know when im on a date with someone, I already know whats going to happen.lol I do def judge by first impressions.

yup..most of the ppl judge others by their first impression so do i...but it may turn wrong in some case...its highly difficult to find someone by their appearence..

indeed. Rare People don't judge others from the appearance and first impression, Include myself.

lol. i guess i am one of those quilty one who makes a quick judgment of the person during the first encounter. but that was before. i am "quite" changed now. LOL one of my bestfriends now, happens to be one of those people i quickly judged during the first encounter. funny thing is that she too has the same impression on me. we dislike each other. she was noisy and i was too. so we decided to dislike each other. lol. we were classmates in algebra until one time, our decided to have us arranged in first names alphabetical order. by chance, we were seatmates and i can remember how i dread sitting next to her. until there was one time i just hummed a certain song from a band. she looked at me and asked if i liked this band. i told her i have a cd and i like their music. from then on we were inseperable. lol. so now, every new person i met, i try not to judge them by looks or how they can be quirky. i gave myself some time to know them well before i'll have my conclusions. =)) nice discussion, kayla. =)

Personally, I judge the person when I see her for the first time. For example, this person across infront of him, then I will think that this person "LOOKS" like snob, friendly, cheerful, etc. But yeah, that's only my first impressions...but when I get to know this person very well, thats the time I can tell her my first impression when I saw her/him. Hehe.

No ,I won't judge a person by the first sight because apparence is only the outer .I will get along with him to know what kind of man he is .what'more ,i am not a outgoing people ,so I don't believe I have the ability to judge a persom for the first look .Maybe first impression is important ,but it can cheat your eyes.

most of the time, first impressions are our sources of how we view somebody but you are right, i guess we have to give it sometime to know the person before we judge them. i have known some people who are really very head-turning at first glance but once you get to know them, i basically want to regret it. im sorry for the word but sometimes i cant help but be disappointed.

As a HR practitioner, I was trained to note many small gestures of a person in the first few minutes. For example, the handshake. How firm is the handshake? How warm is the smile? How sincere is the person, judging from his eyes? Judging people by first impression is an art. Some HR managers are really good at it. Just by a handshake and a "How are you?" The HR managers look through the candidate. Most of the times, they are right in their assessments.

I think we couldn't judge someone by their appearance,we need to talk to them,communicate with them.we should judge someone by what they said,not by what we see only from appearance.