I laugh at them because these are exactly the type of situations I used to dive into blindly drunk in lust after my divorce when I was young and dumb. Now others are doing it after decades long relationships/marriage just at an older age. I already know where most of these situations are headed.
For me, some were fun and definitely worth the trouble that came with them. Others were definitely full of red flags where I should have dipped immediately & would have preferred not to learn those lessons.