 She was briefly married again in 2002 to a life coach , whom she met when her mother convinced her to hire him . They dated for two weeks before he proposed ; they were married six months later , and the marriage ended two months after that . At the wedding , Ray Traylor ( also known as Big Boss Man ) , her friend and traveling partner , gave her away . In 2003 , she began a relationship with Tyree Clowe , a US soldier 15 years her junior . The couple remained together for over 5 years . 
