The answer to the riddle "What is easy to get into, but hard to get out of?" is commonly "trouble." It is easy for people to find themselves in trouble, but much harder to get out of it once involved
. Additionally, metaphorically, situations or relationships that aren't working can also be easy to enter but difficult to leave due to emotional and psychological factors, such as fear and unmet needs
. In a humorous or cultural sense, New Jersey has been described as easy to enter but hard to leave, referring to the cost or difficulty of exiting the state
. However, the classic and most widely accepted answer remains "trouble."
