In a recent conversation with Woman’s World<\/a>, the actress opened up about her decision to stay since after her 1983 divorce from ex William C. Rader.<\/p>\n “I constantly put my blinders on and got into horrible relationships,\u201d she shared of her dating history<\/p>\n Part of her decision to stop that pattern was wanting the best for her daughter, Samantha. When the little girl turned a year old, Struthers made a decision.<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. <\/p>\n Maury Phillips\/Getty <\/p>\n Sally Struthers in 2018<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m going to focus on my family, my friends, my career\u2014and I\u2019ve never, ever missed having a love life.\u201d<\/p>\n Over four decades later, Struthers is pleased with her decision. She has a full house thanks to nephew Matt, who lives with Struthers along with his wife and his son, Kai.<\/p>\n “We have become such a tight unit of family,” she told the outlet. “We respect and love one another, laugh and cry together\u2014and it\u2019s better than being married.”<\/p>\n Ron Galella\/Ron Galella Collection via Getty<\/p>\n Sally Struthers in 1983<\/p>\n Earlier this year, the A Man on the Inside actress was on an\u00a0episode of the\u00a0Let\u2019s Talk About That! With Larry Saperstein and Jacob Bellotti<\/a>\u00a0podcast, where she admitted to having dated Elvis Presley<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThat was fun,\u201d she shared in the interview.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was probably the nicest man I ever met. He was so polite and so kind and soft-hearted that you just couldn\u2019t believe anybody that was that beautiful had never caught on that they were beautiful and gotten obsessed with themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n She continued, \u201cHe was just all about kindness to everyone, which is pretty great.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Maury](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/850d7f4321358602cf1c6e9a6ce85382.jpeg\"\/)
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