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Is “Dog” Dating Again?

This is always a touchy conversation with couple that have been married for a significant amount of time.  It usually goes something like this… Her:  “If I die, will you…

Duane Chapman Shares Beth Chapman's Last Words
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This is always a touchy conversation with couple that have been married for a significant amount of time.  It usually goes something like this...

Her:  "If I die, will you marry again?"

Him: (OH CRAP!  What's the right answer to this?  Is this just like the jeans and make my butt look big question?!)

Actually, it's a lot easier than this for me.  We've been married 25 years.  Our son is 18.  I would never marry again.  And further, I can't even see me dating again.

I'm one of the lucky ones.  I found the best and was able to talk her into wasting her life with me.  So why try again?

Well, it's been a couple of months since the passing of Beth Chapman, wife of reality bounty hunter Duane “Dog” Chapman.

Dog recently opened up about the deal he made with his wife prior to her death telling PEOPLE, "What deal we said is I will never take 'Beth' off my chest, I have her name here. And I will never get married."

So...minus the chest tattoo...Dog and I are the same.

BUT

Chapman says they both agreed that moving on with their love life makes them “human,” but Duane says he would’ve told her the same if it had been him, 'I know you're gonna have a boyfriend, I hope you have 10, but don’t go fricking marry one, and say those words. Don't you dare do that.' I would say that, and she did say that to me,” says Chapman.

I bet Debbie would haunt me.

I know I would her.

Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.