Q. As a male, what is the protocol when confronted with the noticeably bigger boobs of a platonic friend of 40 years’ standing? I have been told about them by mutual friends and will shortly be seeing them for myself when she and her husband come to stay. I usually compliment her on her appearance (because she does tend to look rather wonderful) so I feel that if I don’t refer to the boobs she may think that I think they are a mistake.