The first time you met your fiancé you fell down and spilt a glass of red wine on her dress. You obviously didn't make a very good first impression. However, it was several months later before you saw her again. Your second meeting went much better and it was almost as if your first encounter never happened. This is probably due to

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The recency effect refers to the tendency for people to remember recent events more easily than events that occurred in the past. In this case, the second meeting with the fiancé was more recent and went well, which may have overshadowed the negative experience from the first meeting.

The First Time You Met Your Fiancé You Fell Down