Does a good first impression influence your opinion of someone?

Furgitude

Suck my junk

what2donow

Yes! Absolutely! First impression is how you perceive this person for a little while until you get to know them a bit better...

And then it all gets very depressing... Lol, kidding only...

Cloudydaze

May also be that you knew you looked good, so perhaps your posture changed. Maybe you walked a little taller. Confidence is an attractive quality.

Gloomendoom

She may have just been a friendy person though. My wife has had blokes see signals where there were none. Embarrassing all round.

[Deleted User]

If you take a 10 second video clip of a university lecturer and show it to a roomful of strangers, their opinions of him accurately reflect the opinions of students who have been taught by him for a year. Even if there is no sound on the video.

Show people a video of a girl walking down the street, and then show them a video of the same girl answering a series of questions in a test. When you ask them how well she did in the test you get different answers depending what was in the first video. Those who saw her walking through a deprived neighbourhood thought she performed worse in the test than those who had previously seen a video of her walking through a middle class area.

People's reaction times are measurably slower when they look at something they dislike than when they look at something they like. This has been used to design experiments that show how people are racist even when they think that they aren't.

Gloomendoom

Sounds like the 1960 Nixon vs Kennedy debate.

misspickle_2

Oooohh well if you chatted all the way you must have got enough info to track her down?
You are going to try and find her aren't you?

Go back to the platform and hold a sign up ! :iloveyou: everyday for a year!!!

Awwwww and its valentines day tomorrow :j

I bet she's been thinking about you too

misspickle_2

If she likes you she likes you.
Doesn't matter what you wear

In my distant past cough cough years ago I've been attracted to mechanics head to toe in oil, farmers in wellies, all sorts. It wasnt the shirt and tie she was chatting too.
It was YOU you great lumux
Have a bit of confidence in yourself and go get your woman :T

VfM4meplse

OP, I think you are experiencing the positive benefit that a well-kempt appearance offers.

I've had many a pleasant train journey (usually from London to the North West) spent in the company of strangers, alway male. There's no way she would have had a conversation with you all he way home if you'd looked like a tramp. But equally it doesn't mean she was interested in you romantically.

"Depressingly", you don't always dress like that? Well hey guess what, there's something you can do about it.

A_Phoenix_of_Tangerine

Does a good first impression influence your opinion of someone?

Yes, but a first impression is based on a number of things; attire is just one of them. Maybe she liked your countenance? Your smile? Perhaps she appreciated your friendliness, and your easy, interesting conversation.

And echoing the poster above, perhaps you just felt better about yourself when you were dressed more smartly, giving you an extra pep of confidence.

If you do feel a bit of a wardrobe revamp would boost your confidence, then go for it!

misspickle_2

Wear what you like op.
Dress for YOU not others.
If you feel good about yourself all smartened up then great!
If you feel overdressed and uncomfortable then dress casual.

I've met plenty of suited men that looked the part and then they've opened their mouth and bored the living daylights out of me within minutes. Same as I've met people wearing old jeans and a tee shirt and found them intriguing and wanted to hear more.
Clothes have nothing to do with identity. Not in my book. You put them on and take them off. They are not part of you.
Yeah it might get you a few extra dates, but if the women are only dating you because of your style then need I say more?
Depends what your looking for I suppose.
I think your kicking yourself you didn't get her number.
I think you really liked her
And I think she'd like you just the same in your jeans and trainers