The First 5 Minutes

[MsHeartBeat]

"You Never Get a Second Chance To Make A First Impression!"

What kinds of judgments and assessments do you find yourself making about new dates/potential partners in the first 5 minutes of meeting them?  Items covered could be things like how they are dressed, look, walk, hairstyle, jewelry, speak, the things they say or don't say, etc.

Think back and be honest please... once you made these 5 minute judgments, have you ever changed your mind later?  Were you ever wrong?

[Starchild]

Not necessarily with dates or potential partners, but people in general, some things I've noticed that people often give away within minutes of meeting people they don't know from Adam are:
--Tactlessness--foot in mouth disesase.
--Dressing too "sexy" (ie showing too much skin or too tight clothes) is a turn off.
--Overdressing
--Stiffness
--Tardiness
--Self absorption.  The words, "I" "my" and "me" too much within the first few minutes are yuck.
--People who are obviously distracted with something else--cell phones, someone down the street, etc.
--Poor eye contact/ always looking down. 
--Too loud. 
--Too mousy. 
--Argumentative. 
--gum smacking
--open mouth chewers
--stank breath
--excessive makeup