Clearly he had been getting into some sort of a tangle, and she was grateful to Lotty for stopping her in time at dinner from saying something hopelessly complicating.
I hoped I wasn't complicating an already tough problem for Harry, but I wanted to try to help.
And complicating the question even more is the fact that a romantic relationship needn't be physical to be real.
The time that students spend on their mobile phones and other devices also crops up regularly as a complicating factor in teenage sleep studies.
" 'Complicating matters is the change in women's attitudes towards life and relationships, mostly driven by the huge numbers flooding into the workforce,' Miss Fisher told The Sunday Times.
Complicating the board's decisions is the leadership vacuum at the company after a series of high-level departures.
Complicating the matter is the Chinese government, which has incentivized human employment in the country.
And because families often preferred male babies, China has a surplus of men, further complicating marriage prospects.
February and March could be chaotic, with the needs of others complicating your own plans.
But the other complicating factor is technology.