“If that’s something he feels totally strong about, that’s fine with me.”

Reba McEntire and Rex Linn might not be as far away from tying the knot as they once led us to believe.

McEntire addressed the topic of matrimony in a recent conversation with E! News‘ Francesca Amiker, revealing that she hasn’t ruled out the possibility of getting married for a third time. Though she has gained a new perspective on the institution since divorcing Narvel Blackstock in 2015.

“I’ve been married twice. After the second one dissolved I don’t have much faith in being bound by a piece of paper or a ring,” McEntire explained. “But I’m truly committed to Rex, so if that’s something he feels totally strong about, that’s fine with me. He’s never been married before. So, if he wants to experience that, I’m OK with that.”

Linn and McEntire met on the set of the Kenny Rogers movie, The Gambler Returns: The Luck of the Draw, in 1991, though they didn’t start dating until 2020.

“Rex and I have known each other since 1991 and we have been friends—stayed in communication—throughout the years,” the country queen told Amiker.

But things changed when they met up for dinner shortly before the pandemic.

“It was just like a magnet,” McEntire recalled of their reunion. “We didn’t get to see each other from January ’til June 16, but we created an intimacy by texting and talking over the telephone that we wouldn’t have gotten if we’d have been together all of that time. So it was very special, and it was a great way of finding out about each other without ever touching. And we’ve been pretty much inseparable since June 16th 2020.”

And the rest, as they say, is history!