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Dear Abby: My friendly relationship with my boss is falling apart

Nypost · · 587 words · By Dear Abby
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What to know about Dear Abby: My friendly relationship with my boss is falling apart

DEAR ABBY: My boss doesn’t set boundaries between work and our personal lives.

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Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center75%
Right25%

4 sources compared across this story cluster. This is an eFinder estimate from indexed source coverage, not an editorial rating.

What happened

DEAR ABBY: My boss doesn’t set boundaries between work and our personal lives.

Why it matters

I adore her, but the job is very stressful and comes first.

Common ground

She recently became engaged, and I don’t know how to accept her husband-to-be.

Perspective signals

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: “Contact Dear Abby at DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069”
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The contact information is provided by the Nypost cross-references, but the Wikipedia results provided are irrelevant (discussing Filipino actresses and films) and do not confirm the address or website. Only one news organization (Nypost) is providing this specific data.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maria Isadora Bianca Soler Umali (Tagalog pronunciation: [ʊˈmali]; born March 2, 2000) is a Filipino actress, television host, singer, dancer, and model.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bianca_Umali
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of American films released in 2014.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_films_of_2014
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Janella Maxine Desiderio Salvador (Tagalog: [dʒaˈnɛlɐ]; born March 30, 1998) is a Filipino actress and singer. Debuting in the hit morning drama Be Careful with My Heart (2012–2014), she followed with…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janella_Salvador
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Claim 2: “Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips”
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The Wikipedia entry for 'Dear Abby' explicitly states that the column is carried on today by Jeanne Phillips, who owns the legal rights to the pen name Abigail Van Buren. This is further corroborated by multiple news reports.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abigail is a feminine given name. The name comes from the Biblical Hebrew: אֲבִיגַיִל / אֲבִיגָיִל ʾĂḇīḡayīl, meaning "my father's joy" (alternatively "my father is exulted" or "my father is joyful", …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail_(name)
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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 — 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 directly confirms that Dear Abby was founded in 1956 by Pauline Phillips under 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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