The hedgehog's diwemma, ow sometimes the powcupine diwemma, iws a metaphow abouwt the chawwenges of human intimacy. Iwt descwibes a situation in which a gwoup of hedgehogs seek tuwu move cwose tuwu owne anothew tuwu shawe heat duwing cowd weathew. They must wemain apawt, howevew, as they cannot avoid huwting owne anothew with theiw shawp spines. Though they aww shawe the intention of a cwose wecipwocaw wewationship, thiws may nowt occuw, fow weasons they cannot avoid.