How quickly do u formulate or change opinions of people?

How quickly do u decide how good/bad / middling a person is?

I reckon I can decide pretty quickly.
But I tend to make myself less critical if they have a "charming streak" which balances ( partly) against the less than likeable side.

How quickly do u change opinions of someone.
I tend to say 2 or 3 "strikes" and I say "enoughs enough".
But if Ive known them a while , I hold fire abit.

But , really I think first impressions ( for some of us) can be super accurate.

 

I hate everyone with an intense passion by default, and then depending on their actions/words it may make me dislike them less

 

i'm a terrible judge of character, especially based on first impressions. thus, i'm immediately suspicious of most new people, and i very slowly decide that i either like or dislike them through further contact.

 

Actually thats a very logical way of doing it.

I can work someone out within 3 emails , 1 minute in person , 7 mins on the phone.
Or 1 second if theyre pointing a piece at me.

Usually I'm stupid enough to give em the benefit of the doubt , even when there isnt any.Maybe I should just headbutt everyone I meet and then apologise if they turn out to be nice.I mean once word got round , I'm sure theyd all be polite anyway.
( scratches head)

 

I formulate an opinion on most people within 15 minutes in person. After that you're stuck unless something drastically proves me wrong.....either way.

 

Haha... if I let my first impressions of people influence how I see them later I'd be royalty fucked. As for how long for a change... i try to keep myself open for further info on the person (good or bad) and the time frame varies person to person.

 

:iagree:

 

I'm exellent at reading people and usually my first impression is always right.. which.. I sometimes change my mind in the midst of knowing them, but in the end I always turn out to have been right since the beginning, good or bad.

 

i don't know. Immediately I guess. But why does this matter at all?

 

Why does any of it matter at all?

 

We could get all deep and stuff, but this isn't a good thread for that stuff.

Umm, I knew right after I typed that question that it'd probably be read as it reads but that isn't what I meant.

I'm just curious about the op's motivations. What makes a person ask is important to my responses.

 

I'll be honest, it typically takes a one on one 10 minute conversation with someone for me to get a feel for them.

but my opinions on people change from day to day. my opinions on life in general change all the time.

 

I normally dislike someone at first, till they give me a reason to like them. that might sound bad, but its better than to like everyone untill they give you a reason to hate them later on. there are some people i meet that i instantly bond with and have a connection, but very rarely. i have a close set of friends that are really great. i'd rather have a small amount of friends that would jump in front of a car to save my life, as would i for them, than a shitload of assholes that i hang out with that steal my shit.

 

Reason to ask?Just wondering how accurate people think their initial opinions are.I used to think my first impressions meant absolutely zero.
I think they've improved over time.

Several times I've gone against my first impressions with people.
Sometimes they were inaccurate.Usually accurate.

Its just I think its always a shame when u spent effort with people, only to think "yeah I shouldnt have bothered at all after my 1st impression"

 

Some people I get a quick impression, others it takes longer. They are usually generally right, some things may change slightly though.

 

I never really think about this kind of stuff. I either enjoy someone's company or I don't, the end.

 

That's exactly true.