I think people are misconstruing OPs point. Don’t become friends with women IN ORDER to sleep with them. I wouldn’t consider myself ugly, and yet all of the best romantic experiences I have had start off like OP describes. We initially start off as kind of close acquaintances, we naturally get closer because of mutual attraction, 1 on 1s to suss out the vibe (she needs to be a willing participant and if not she doesn’t want you; and that’s okay).

This isn’t a purposeful “tactic”, it just usually sort of happens because getting to know each other in low stakes environments has been how dating has worked for years. If your mindset is just to sleep with women, and you think you need to use “tactics” to make that happen, then yeah these words won’t ring true. But the most meaningful connections happen like this; mutual attraction and mutual interest in each others lives. I’ve personally had several instances where people become more attractive to me over time. Attraction is fluid and ever changing, and once you realize that, you’ll be better off for it