I personally judge people by our first interaction, especially when I see their views on the internet, I tend to tag them that way. Would you let someone prove themself twice in a conversation or do you go by the first impression they give ?
Does first impression influence your judgment on others or would you give someone a second chance to prove their personality?
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First impression is important but l will definitely give someone a second chance to prove their personality this is because for introvert, you may meet them the first time and you judge them negatively yet when you take time to understand the person you will have a totally different perception from the initial one.
Well to me first impression matters a great deal as Positive first impressions lead to social cohesion,negative first impressions lead to biases and social prejudice.
I am an advocate of second chances. Being an introvert for instance, I used to find first encounters really weired and would be super awkward with them. That said though, I have mastered my art around it. If I care what you think, I will go out go out if my way and portray that pleasant personality. If I’m exhausted and care less, I won’t bother at all, in which case,please five me a second chance if part of my future depends on it. Please??
Hahah, a well calculated reply. I am an introvert too and I get that, I have become friends with people who later tell me I thought you didn’t like me at first or I thought you were rude. But some people appear rude sometimes rather than being in a weird position of not talking to a stranger. Anyway, a second chance sounds more ideal
We all know that first impressions are vital and impact people’s perspective of one. But giving someone a second chance to defend or cancel the first impression is what I’d go for. Even in a scenario of making a mistake, someone is given a second chance. A mistake becomes a mistake if repeated. But if corrected, I won’t view it as one. So I’ll use the same perspective before judging. I think we should give second chances but take into consideration that some people can pull us down harder if given a second chance. The thing about second chances is they’ll either prove you right or wrong.
I believe that there is more to people than first impressions.
I usually give people the benefit of the doubt because sometimes the first judgement could be wrong and I may end up loosing the right people because of a minor mistake.