yeeeeah... I'm talking in terms of fluff here. The mechanics usually just ruin it in some major way.
(my headcanon states that those charms were Autobot's idea so that there would be a clear hierarchy in the Exalted... it also says that most Solars avoid those charms like the plague, as they give the user a skeevy feeling, like they have to lie to their best friend/lover. Cuz that's basically what they're doing.)