first impressions

I've been thinking a lot about first impressions lately.  Like, can a first impression really make or break you? This is what I've decided.  I think that the first impression you have of someone is always going to affect how you see them in the future.  For instance, if your first impression of someone is that they are really mean, no matter how many nice things that person does, you're pretty much always going to see them as a mean person. In the same way, if your first impression of someone is that they are really genuine and nice, no matter how many awful things they do you're always going to think "yeah but that person is still really sweet."  Many people have told me that their first impression of me was that I was really shy, but once they got to know me better they realized that that was not true at all.  But still, because that was the first impression people had of me, they are always shocked when I do or say something even the slightest bit outrageous.  So I guess the moral of the story is that even though first impressions are not always correct, be careful because they can affect how people view you for the rest of your life.