Parton, who has shared 58 years of marriage with husband Carl Thomas Dean, said the two met at a laundromat when they were 18 and 21 respectively.
The country music legend cited a strong sense of humor as a significant factor to their nearly 60-year long relationship.
“He’s quiet and I’m loud, and we’re funny. Oh, he’s hilarious. And I think one of the things that’s made it last so long through the years is that we love each other (and) we respect each other, but we have a lot of fun," Parton said. "Anytime (there’s) too much tension going on, either one of us can like, find a joke about it to really break the tension, where we don’t let it go so far.”
“We 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’d say something I couldn’t take… because I’m a very sensitive person toward other people and myself.”
