He sent me a text message claiming I told one of my friends how abusive he is to me and that the police were at our home ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Pauline Phillips had been rejected in 1955 as an advice columnist for the San Mateo Times. The position at the much larger San Francisco Chronicle was already filled. But she still strode confidently ...