Dolly Parton’s Husband Gave Her Permission to Cheat with Other Men!

Dolly Parton’s Husband Gave Her Permission to Cheat with Other Men!

Dolly Parton’s husband, Carl Dean, was not bothered when his wife formed tight bonds with other men, according to the country music legend. Dean even wished Parton a bon voyage when she took off on a romantic getaway with another man, during their marriage. 

Parton formed a close friendship with a man named Bob Hunka while working alongside Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt on their “Trio” album. 

“We just took to each other,” Parton wrote in her 1994 autobiography, “Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business.” 

“We had the same views on God, religion, and life. Odd as it may seem, we are soul mates, not lovers, but just warm, wonderful friends. Some of the most rewarding spiritual journeys I have ever been on were taken with Bob.” 

Parton decided to take “one last trip” with her pal after Hunka got engaged. The singer booked two tickets to Europe but explained in her book that Dean was unbothered, because he didn’t enjoy such excursions.  

“Well, there were Carl and Bob’s fiancée, waving goodbye as Bob and I took off on an incredibly romantic adventure,” she wrote. “Carl would never do anything like that with me. He’s not into candlelit dinners and fine wine. He’s not about to eat anything he can’t see, and he doesn’t drink at all. He wouldn’t deprive me of it, though. He’d rather that I be with a man, because he feels like I’m more protected from a safety standpoint than I would be with another woman. Whatever baggage Bob and I took with us, guilt was no part of it.”

Parton wrote that Dean rarely got jealous over her friendships with men and was unfazed by affair rumors. 

“Carl has had various people and even family members approach him to say I was having an affair with this or that person,” Parton wrote. “Carl would simply say, ‘Well, I would think less of any man that didn’t fall in love with her.’ And he means it. He seems to have an understanding of how I am and how people are toward me. He seems to know that I’ll be back, and that love affairs and relationships are just part of my dealings with people.”

She added that her husband knew that he was her top priority, despite the chatter.

“He knows that I will always come home. And as long as I live, we’ll always be together,” she wrote. “That’s all that matters to him. And he’s right.”

Parton also wrote about her close friendship with her manager, Sandy Gallin. Gallin, a gay man, and Parton shared a very close bond, with Dean’s blessing. 

“I know we will always be there to pull each other out of any storm in life, and that gives me great comfort,” he wrote. “Carl is not the least bit threatened by my relationship with Sandy; in fact he is very grateful for it because he knows I am loved and taken care of when I am not with him.”

 

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