Dolly Parton Says She Finds ‘Little Ways’ to Keep Romance Alive With Husband Carl Dean After More Than 50 Years

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A recipe for love. Dolly Parton knows the secret to keeping the romance alive with husband Carl Thomas Dean after 56 years of marriage.“You find little ways,” the 76-year-old country superstar exclusively told Us Weekly on Wednesday, January 26, while promoting her new Dolly Parton x Duncan Hines line ahead of its March launch. “Like last year on his birthday, I dressed up in my Playboy bunny suit, made him breakfast and [ran] around in that for a little while.”“You know, most people can keep a marriage [going strong] if you make a little effort,” the “Jolene” songstress said. “Some people just get slouching and lazy and about stuff that ain’t important, like leaving the toilet seat up.

And if that’s the worst thing you’ve to worry about, you’re already in trouble.”Parton and Dean, 79, tied the knot in 1966. While Parton said that “feeding him good” generally keeps her husband, ultimately she and Dean just have a “good time” together.“We’re the perfect partners,” the 9 to 5 star told Us. “We both have great sense of humor. … We’re able to, like, solve any problems and any situation, making a joke about it and not letting it get too heavy, but we respect each other and we like each other.

We lucked up, let’s put it that way.”The “Here You Come Again” singer likes to celebrate her decades-long love story on Valentine’s Day by wearing “some little fun” outfit and showering Dean in presents. “I always wear some heart-shaped something and I always get him several Valentine’s cards,” Parton revealed. “You know, cause when you start looking for cards, you find so many and you want ’em all.”The Grammy winner added that she always looks out for sweetheart candies around February 14, telling Us, “Throughout the day, I’ll throw him