Dear Abby: Should I leave my husband for my new ‘best friend’?
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Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/16/lifestyle/dear-abby-should-i-leave-my-husband-for-…
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“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 today by Jeanne Phillips, who owns the legal rights to the pen name Abigail Van Buren.
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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 today by her daughter, Jeanne Phillips, who now owns the legal rights t…
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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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“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.
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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 today by her daughter, Jeanne Phillips, who now owns the legal rights t…
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 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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“Contact Dear Abby at http://www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069”
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While multiple cross-references are provided, they all originate from the same source (Nypost). The Wikipedia result provided is irrelevant (about the film Chicken Little) and does not confirm the contact details.
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— The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released or scheduled for release in 2026. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously releas…
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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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— 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…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_Little_(2005_film)
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