If we definitely got the 'consolation prize' vibe...I don't think we would say yes to playing with them anyway. It's a totally different environment to be hanging out with a group of folks that we've already played with and are friendly with compared to watching someone pursue someone else and then when rebuffed, come and proposition us.
Did couple 2 actually go off to play with them?
Sounds like good people watching at the very least.
