ANGELA EPSTEIN: I’ve noticed a horrible new habit that more and more middle-aged men have started to have – and I bet your husband is afflicted too. But I know just how to deal with it…

Idling over a Prosecco at a recent wedding reception, I found myself chatting with a young woman who was keen to pursue a career in the media.

Charming and engaged, she asked thoughtful questions about my work as a journalist that I was only too happy to answer.

After a short while, the husband of a friend drifted over to join our conversation.

Except he didn’t so much join the discussion as elbow his way into it, opening with a crass: ‘Oh dear, is Angela boring you with her career stories?’

Having explained I’d been approached for some advice, he continued to make little

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