It is hard not to love Dolly Parton, and that is why it is so very hard not to hurt for her, too, when she talks about her late husband, Carl Dean.

Dean died back on March 3 at the age of 83.

The two were together for more than 60 years, and it is very clear that Parton is still hurting — and always will be — when she talks about him. And the 79-year-old country music legend revealed earlier this year just what that pain might mean for the future of her country music career.

Songwriting, at least for the foreseeable future, is just too emotional for her to dive into.

“My husband passed away three months ago …” Parton said during a recent appearance on Khloé Kardashian’s “Khloé in Wonder Land” podcast. “Several things I wanted to start, but I can’t do it. I will later, but I’m just

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