Dear Abby: I think my wife is cheating on me with multiple women
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What to know about Dear Abby: I think my wife is cheating on me with multiple women
DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my wife for two years.
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What happened
DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my wife for two years.
Why it matters
We met online and have known each other for about five years.
Common ground
We originally lived an hour apart, and after some persuasion, we bought a condo together.
Perspective signals
No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.
Follow-up questions
- What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Dear Abby: I think my wife is cheating on me with multiple women?
- What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips?
- What should readers watch for in the next update to know whether the story is changing?
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Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/10/lifestyle/dear-abby-i-think-my-wife-is-cheating-on…
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.
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Claim 1: “Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that the column is carried on by Jeanne Phillips, who owns the legal rights to the pen name Abigail Van Buren. This is also corroborated by multiple reports from the NY Post.
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— Wendie Malick (born December 13, 1950) is an American actress and former fashion model, known for her roles in various television comedies. She starred as Judith Tupper Stone in the HBO sitcom Dream O…
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— Dear Abby is an American advice column founded in 1956 by Pauline Phillips under the pen name "Abigail Van Buren" and carried on till July 2026 by her daughter, Jeanne Phillips, who now owns the legal…
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— Pauline Esther Phillips (née Friedman; July 4, 1918 – January 16, 2013), also known as Abigail Van Buren, was an American advice columnist and radio show host who began the well-known Dear Abby newsp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Phillips
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Phillips
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Claim 2: “Dear Abby... was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips”
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Wikipedia confirms that Dear Abby was founded in 1956 by Pauline Phillips under the pen name 'Abigail Van Buren'. This is also corroborated by multiple reports from the NY Post.
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— Dear Abby is an American advice column founded in 1956 by Pauline Phillips under the pen name "Abigail Van Buren" and carried on till July 2026 by her daughter, Jeanne Phillips, who now owns the legal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Abby
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— Pauline Esther Phillips (née Friedman; July 4, 1918 – January 16, 2013), also known as Abigail Van Buren, was an American advice columnist and radio show host who began the well-known Dear Abby newsp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Phillips
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— Jeanne Phillips ( JEE-nee; born 1942), also known as Abigail Van Buren, is an American advice columnist who wrote for the advice column Dear Abby from the 1980s to July 2026. She was born in Minneapol…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Phillips
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Phillips
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Claim 3: “Contact Dear Abby at http://www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069”
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The contact information is provided multiple times, but all instances come from the same source (Nypost). The Wikipedia result provided for this claim is about a movie (Chicken Little) and is irrelevant. No other independent sources confirm the specific P.O. Box or URL.
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— Gidget Goes Hawaiian is a 1961 American romantic comedy musical film starring James Darren, Michael Callan and Deborah Walley. Released by Columbia Pictures, the film is a sequel to the 1959 Sandra De…
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— Connie Britton (born Constance Elaine Womack; March 6, 1967) is an American actress. Her accolades include nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. She gained prominence…
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— Chicken Little is a 2005 American animated science fiction comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. It is loosely inspired by the European folk tale "Henny Penny", known in the United St…
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Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.