Justifications

People know better than to walk too close to a fire.  They are aware of the danger when walking too close to the edge of a very narrow path over an abyss.

Riding a bicycle down a traffic choked street seldom seems like a good idea.

Steering clear of dangerous places seems like a no brainer.

Unless that dangerous place happens to be a human being whose presence we crave for some misbegotten reason.  Then there is a tendency to come up with all sorts of justifications for our behavior.