The Sad Truth About Karen Carpenters Marriage

May 2024 ยท 1 minute read

Despite being one half of the hit-making Carpenters duo in the โ€˜70s and โ€˜80s, drummer and singer Karen Carpenter experienced significant heartbreak and struggle in her life. In June 1980, she became engaged to the handsome, then-39-year-old real estate developer Tom Burris after only dating for two months โ€” something which made her friends wary.

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