What do you think of the Reputation System?

So, I just tried the other side of the coin - gave a sim an atrocious rep - says supposed to be hard to get friends and romantic partners but that was not my experience. He rudely introduced himself to a female sim and hit her with a few mischief and mean interactions but was then able to do romantic interactions with no rejection at all - she calls him all the time now wanting to date! He was also very mean to his own teenage son that showed up at the bar and the teen barely reacted. They are still all zombies - totally unaware!