Dear Abby: My lifelong friend has started acting weird — and she won’t tell me why
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DEAR ABBY: A group of us friends grew up together and have remained connected over the decades.
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What happened
DEAR ABBY: A group of us friends grew up together and have remained connected over the decades.
Why it matters
Many have died off, however, leaving three of us who are very close.
Common ground
One of the three, “Marie,” has grown increasingly “prickly” with each passing year.
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: My lifelong friend has started acting weird — and she won’t tell me why?
- What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Dear Abby... was founded by her mother, Pauline 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/2026/06/07/lifestyle/dear-abby-my-lifelong-friend-has-started…
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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... was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips”
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Wikipedia confirms the column was founded in 1956 by Pauline Phillips under the pen name Abigail Van Buren.
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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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Phillips
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Claim 2: “Contact Dear Abby at 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 is irrelevant (discussing the film Chicken Little) and does not corroborate the contact details.
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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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— 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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— Amy Adams is an American actress who made her film debut in the 1999 black comedy Drop Dead Gorgeous. She went on to guest star in a variety of television shows, including That '70s Show, Charmed, Buf…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Amy_Adams_performances
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Amy_Adams_performances
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Claim 3: “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…
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
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauline_Phillips
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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.