#9: She Moves to Nashville in 1964 and Meets Future Husband Carl Dean at a Laundromat
Right after graduating from high school in 1964, she moved to Nashville to seriously pursue a music career. On her very first day in the city, she met Carl Dean outside the Wishy Washy Laundromat, beginning a relationship that would last for decades.

Dean was immediately drawn to her, even before she became famous, and the two quickly started dating. While she focused on building a future in country music, their relationship quietly became one of the most stable parts of her life during a very uncertain period.
