When two people meet for the first time, the stage is set for a common phenomena where what is initially said by person A to person B has a larger impact on how person B perceives person A than what person A says subsequently, and vice-versa. With few exceptions, as time passes, what person A says to person B becomes less influential on person B’s opinions of person A. It’s the idea that, since we are free to express ourselves and converse about anything in any order, what we choose to talk about first with someone recently met is indicative of what our interests/priorities are in life and, therefore, begins to describe us as individuals. Of course, person B’s opinion of person A is also influenced by non-verbal means, such as physical appearance, what clothes they choose to wear, and mannerisms. The main point, though, is that each person’s opinion of the other is practically entirely decided within the first five minutes of meeting one another. Also, once these opinions are made, they are pretty robust, and getting them to change is usually a lengthy process.