And if the problem is "I would like to be X type of person," the situation grows thornier still.
As the fifth anniversary of the hurricane approaches, the issues surrounding the rebuilding and repopulating of New Orleans have grown thornier, and Mr. Lee and his documentary crew tiptoe around some of them in "Creek".
The issue of auditor independence has grown thornier in recent years as accounting firms have remade themselves into full-service operations, in which auditing takes a back seat to more profitable consulting services.
The eternal startup question "Android or iOS first?" grows ever thornier, with news that Android's market share exceeds 80%.
Negotiations between Verizon Communications and its two main unions appeared to grow more thorny yesterday, with a settlement now unlikely in the next few days.
As it grew warmer, thorny vines, the invasive scourge of the shrubbery, entwined themselves around the shad, engulfing it in nature's barbed wire.
The matter has grown politically thorny in recent weeks as many opponents of Trump's policies have waged a campaign to boycott the family's brands and protest at its properties.
Her real-life story has grown even thornier in the lead-up to the series premiere.
Is it difficult to raise thorny issues?
It's the force that drives the wave of ambitious modern horror series, such as NBC's painterly "Hannibal," the Canadian clone-thriller "Orphan Black," the marvellously poetic French zombie series "The Returned," and "American Horror Story," on FX, whose second season, titled "Asylum," grew into a thorny, audacious masterpiece.
