DEAR Jasminda, What is the correct etiquette around dishwasher unstacking and restacking? Who should be responsible and how can I improve the process in the family home? Fiona W. Dear Fiona, I think there should be a process. Let's deal with the morning scenario as an example. It is my firm belief that the

DEAR Jasminda, I HAVE a 30th party to attend next weekend and I'm not a big party person. I don't enjoy drinking and I'm quite shy, but I'm also flattered that I was invited. Is there a polite way to leave if it all gets too much? Petra L. Dear Petra, Some people love

DEAR Jasminda, I SEEM to spend half my life trying to remember my passwords and then having to go through the process of resetting them. How can I save them so they are safe and memorable? Pauline W. Dear Pauline, Passwords. Remember the time when there were no passwords, and no computerised filing systems?

DEAR Jasminda, My personal trainer took some 'before' photos of me at the start of a 12-week gym program. I look much fitter, feel better, and now fit into clothes I haven't worn for years. The problem is, I was recently flicking through the trainer's Instagram account and came across my

DEAR Jasminda, My husband ruins every morning by sitting next to me in bed doom scrolling and reading the headlines out loud. How can I stop this behaviour? Helen F Dear Helen, I just had a quick glance at the headlines to familiarise myself with your conundrum. I'm not sure what you are

DEAR Jasminda, We have recently put our house up for sale and the real estate agent has insisted we get a stylist (who they recommended). When she visited the other day, she made suggestions that were not to our taste. Frankly, her ideas were cheap and nasty. Can't we just

DEAR Jasminda, I HAVE been part of a book club for two years. One of the members recently confessed that they don't read any of the books (they listen to the audiobook or sometimes just read the first 50 pages and the final page). Am I wrong to think this isn't

DEAR Jasminda, I OWN a company where the work takes place in an online environment. For this reason, I let my staff work from home. Recently, while spending time in a small town where one of my staff members lives, I spotted her in a cafe, at the beach, in the

DEAR Jasminda, I’VE recently started a new job where I am the manager of some people who are a lot older than I am. They've started making digs about how I have no life experience and how they have degrees from the school of hard knocks. It is getting to the

DEAR Jasminda, AT my recent wedding, my husband recited very out-of-character wedding vows. I have since been told he wrote them with the assistance of AI. Was it all just a sham? Did he even mean what he said? I feel really angry. Helen G. Dear Helen, There are roughly two camps that people