Passed in manual, would you consider an automatic for your first car?

Been looking around after passing my test. I'm a bit older so have money and insurance isn't quite as mental however used car prices seem to be insane. One of the cars I'm looking at that I really like is automatic and I feel like it would be bad for my driving skills to get it. I can maintain my manual driving skills somewhat as my wife's car is manual but will getting an automatic car be bad for me?

Thanks