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10 common behaviours that quietly ruin first impressions

Weve all been theremeeting someone new and feeling that immediate connection. Science suggests we form an opinion about someone in roughly seven seconds.That is barely enough time to get a full sentence out, but its plenty of time for your shoes, your scent, and your body language to tell a whole story before you even open your mouth.First impressions, once formed, are notoriously hard to delete. If you trip at the start, youre spending the rest of the relationship trying to catch up. Heres a look at the subtle (and not-so-subtle) things that can accidentally tank your reputation before youve even started.

3 May 2026 3:18 pm