While I certainly agree with this, I am quite unsure about the old cliche "first impression lasts".
May I ask for a chance to shed some light in connection to my statements. Thank you very much.
I once had a date with a Baguio based legal counsel who appears to be a decent guy. At the end of our date, before I hitched a cab going home since I politely declined his offer to send me home, he leaned forward initiating a kiss. I stepped back. That incident initiated a long talk before he finally let me have a cab ride. My other date was with a rugged guy, a musician, who appeared to me then as a very strong person. The rest of the story is totally different from the first one.
Going back to the subject matter, a first date is really important; it's a bridge connecting to possible chances of casual meetings to regular meet ups leading to a wonderful world of romance. "First impression" - perhaps (for me) it's an interesting enticement for us to have a better facts to either prove us right or wrong in successive meetings in the dating world.
So, keep on dating and enjoy the chances!