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COPYRIGHT 2002 The Spectator Ltd. (UK)
Q. How can I `cure' my husband of his irritating habit of checking the sell-by date on the side of milk cartons before he pours any?
S.H., Woodborough, Wiltshire
A. Many men enjoy the role of domestic policeman, catching their wives out in mini-crimes such as using food past its sell-by date. Although they do not usually mete out sentences, they do like to extract confessions of guilt. Retrain him by holding back empty milk cartons, washing them out, then refilling them a couple of weeks later with fresh...
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