A Definitive Timeline of Dolly Parton and Carl Thomas Dean’s Sweet Romance

Dolly and her husband are true relationship goals

Country music legend Dolly Parton and her husband Carl Thomas Dean have been together for over a whopping 50+ years,

and if that news doesn't make you believe in love then I simply don't know what will!

Although Dolly and Carl have a sweet past, they are actually hardly ever seen together in real life

In fact, almost all of the pictures of them that exist are from Dolly's personal collection (no seriously, try looking them up on Getty Images, lol).

). Fortunately for you, it's our goal to be super inquisitive and find out every detail so you may know *all* the details on the famous couple—

Without further ado, scroll down to see the full timeline of Dolly Parton's and her husband Carl's relationship:

People, the theme here is love at first sight! When Dolly and Carl first met, they were both 18 years old and waiting outside the Wishy Washy Laundromat in Nashville, Tennessee.