Dear Abby: My daughter’s boyfriend stole $300 from my bathroom

Nypost · May 29, 2026 · 616 words · By Dear Abby

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DEAR ABBY: My daughter is in her early 30s and in a long-term relationship with a young man nine years younger.

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What happened

DEAR ABBY: My daughter is in her early 30s and in a long-term relationship with a young man nine years younger.

Why it matters

While they get along well and are starting to talk about marriage, I see things she doesn’t.

Common ground

I think the age gap will be an issue later, but more than that, I don’t believe he’s what she thinks he is.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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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: “Fibromyalgia is a real illness”

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Sources provide contradictory views on the nature of the illness. Harvard Health and Cleveland Clinic state it is a 'real condition' and a diagnosable syndrome, while a PMC-NIH source describes it as an 'unhelpful diagnosis' and states symptoms are not caused by an organic disease.

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web search NEUTRAL — Fibromyalgia is an unhelpful diagnosis for both patients and doctors · The symptoms are not caused by an organic disease (such as abnormality of muscles or ...
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6016048/

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 12, 2021 ... Fibromyalgia is a real condition that affects some four million Americans. It's a chronic pain syndrome that experts believe may be caused by a malfunctioning ...
https://www.health.harvard.edu/diseases-and-conditions/is-fi…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 14, 2026 ... A healthcare provider diagnoses fibromyalgia based on your symptoms, medical history and a physical exam. During the exam, they'll check for ...
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/4832-fibromya…

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Claim 2: “Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips”

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Multiple authoritative sources, including Wikipedia and The Columbus Dispatch, confirm that Jeanne Phillips currently writes the Dear Abby column and uses the pen name Abigail Van Buren.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dear Abby is an American advice column founded in 1956 by Pauline Phillips under the pen name "Abigail Van Buren" and carried on today by her daughter, Jeanne Phillips, who now owns the legal rights t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dear_Abby

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jeanne Phillips ( JEE-nee; born 1942), also known as Abigail Van Buren, is an American advice columnist who has written for the advice column Dear Abby since 2000. She was born in Minneapolis to Paul…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Phillips

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 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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Claim 3: “Dear Abby... was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips”

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Wikipedia and multiple cross-references explicitly state that the column was founded in 1956 by Pauline Phillips.

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