Careful from the start
You tend to look considered: tidy clothes, measured words, and a habit of checking things before you commit. You probably arrive on time and read the menu properly. Many people find you easy to trust at once, in the way you’d trust someone who’s holding a clipboard, and you may be asked to organize things by people you only met an hour ago.
There’s often a shy streak too. You’d rather stand slightly to one side at first and work out how this particular gathering operates.
Not judging you, mostly
The common misreading is that you’re critical or cold, sizing up everyone. In truth much of that watchfulness is pointed at yourself: did I say that right, is this the correct fork, did that sound stupid. Few people guess how nervous you may be, or how much you minded that one remark.
People can also miss how funny you are. The humor tends to be dry and quiet and said just to the person next to you. And a Sagittarius or Leo Sun behind this manner may be big-hearted, loud and untidy once at home, which comes as a shock to anyone who only knows the first impression.
Dating with this Rising
You might seem hard to impress, so people may try too hard or give up early. It helps to say out loud the nice thing you noticed. “I liked how you were with the waiter” tells someone you’ve seen them and that you liked what you saw. Keep the corrections for later, including the ones about your own performance.
For anyone getting to know a Virgo Rising: being helped is often being liked, so a repaired bike light may be a declaration. Also, because the time of birth sets this placement, someone born a little earlier or later could have Leo or Libra Rising and come across quite differently. If your time’s only approximate, hold this reading lightly.