| The old adage about making a good first impression | | | | if you are to have any more dealings with the other |
| really is true. People are likely to remember you from | | | | person. In a dating situation, it's even more |
| how you came across the first time they met you. It | | | | problematic. How do you top the last line you used? |
| is a lot of pressure, especially on a first date. And it | | | | Wouldn't it be better, and easier in the long run, to |
| can cause some people to go overboard, which in | | | | just put your best foot forward on the first date? |
| the long run is counterproductive to creating a | | | | Don't try to be something you're not - just be the |
| worthwhile relationship. | | | | best "you" that is possible, if you're really trying to |
| It is true that wowing someone at the initial meeting | | | | make a good impression. No need to pretend you're |
| will have an affect on them. The only problem is, | | | | a brain surgeon if you barely made it through high |
| you'll have to keep up that level of fascination every | | | | school. There's no shame in being who and what you |
| time you're around that person or they'll think they've | | | | are, unless you feel ashamed in the first place. |
| been had. And maybe they have. | | | | The best kind of first impression is one that leaves a |
| It is somewhat like telling a lie, even though the | | | | lasting impression that is based on truth. You'll either |
| intention is not to harm the other person. You're | | | | succeed or not, but at least everyone will be on the |
| creating a facade, a false ideal that will be misleading | | | | same page. |