Dolly Parton Reveals Secret to Her and Husband Carl Dean's Nearly 60-Year Marriage
Dolly Partonhas been married to her husband, Carl Dean , since 1966. Though she's one of the biggest names in country music and beloved by countless fans, Dean is notoriously private, keeping away from the public eye despite his wife's mega fame.
Now, the 10-time Grammy winner is opening up about their relationship, revealing how their 60-year relationship is still going strong.
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The "Here You Come Again" singer recently sat down with Bunnie XO on her podcast Dumb Blonde to talk about her Appalachian background, how she broke into the country music scene when she first started her career, and her relationship with Dean.
She said that when she first moved to Nashville she "left two boyfriends back home that had wanted to marry me" and didn't expect to meet the love of her life. "I thought 'the last thing I want is a boyfriend, because I'm leaving two boyfriends here.' And I kept saying 'no, I'm going to Nashville.' And so I got here and I thought 'that's the last thing I'm going to get caught up with some boy, 'til I get my feet on the ground, get things going.'"
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But that mindset changed immediately, as she met Dean "the very day I got to Nashville." She said her husband "is a good guy. He's quiet and I'm loud and we're funny, oh he's hilarious."
Parton continued, sharing that she thinks that "one of the things that's made it last so long through the years is we love each other and we respect each other, but we have a lot of fun." She said that when there's "too much tension going on, either one of us can find a joke about it."
The singer also said that they never fought "back and forth. And I'm glad now that we never did, because once you start that, that becomes a lifetime thing. I've seen it with so many people and I thought 'I ain't ever starting that.' I couldn't bear to think that he would say something that I couldn't take, that would hurt, because I'm a very sensitive person… You may hurt people's feelings not knowing it, but knowingly you don't do it."
"He's just special to me and I just love him like he is," Parton concluded.
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