I’ve heard conflicting opinions on what I’m about to bring up so I will ask this: Are women for the most part set in how they feel about you after the first few impressions?

I ask because I’ve understood if you keep things platonic for so long you will end up in the friend zone.

I’m rereading Models by Mark Manson and he talks about polarizing early on to determine which girls like you or don’t, or which girls are in between and having them decide whether they like you or not as to not waste time. Due to this, I’m left with the idea that a woman’s initial feelings of you are all that matters.

However, I’ve heard the notion of “women take longer to fall in love with men” as their emotions can change.

Is her attraction to you set from the moment you two meet? Can a woman begin to like you after months of knowing one another? Can a woman who didn’t like you to begin with or even despised you at a point develop romantic desire for you as time goes on?