Building a rapport is part of the system. It works. And it isn't a "dating system", as one of the main rules is that dating to court is for tools.
I tried being myself. Over and over. And it always leads to friendzone because I'm too nice and needy. I got my first (first one that counts anyway) kiss a few weeks after reading the book. I even had a stripper spending money on me. On me. Everyday. After a month or two, I started being myself again. Stopped doing what the book taught me. She lost interest me, and stopped letting me feel her up and kiss her. She wasn't a cheap one, either. Treasures is one of the most expensive strip clubs in Houston. You don't give them ones. In other words, she had class...for a stripper.
I stand by it. Niel Strauss writes for The New York Times and some other shit, he's won awards, the guy is legit. The shit he teaches is legit, and he let's you know right away it only works in a social setting. But even outside social settings, it's taught a lot of common sense I missed out on from years of not talking to girls.
Of course most guys don't need to read it. It's intended for the needy, weak minded men like myself.
Anyway, to answer Lord Foul...despite being the board idiot, in my everyday life I'm generally a lot smarter than people in my age group, so I guess I'm known for intelligence. It sounds ridiculous, but this board is smart and people in Houston are not.
Det Som is just another side of my schizophrenia.