She’d done the relationship thing, after all. And while she was looking for someone to give all of her heart, there were plenty of men who had torn it apart. 

“I had always gone out with guys who were highly successful, which would seem like it would put me at an equal level,” Crow told Good Housekeeping in 2014. “But what ends up happening is that one of you becomes smaller—and it was always me. It’s always the woman. I mean, I don’t know if it’s always the woman, but I do think that sometimes in order for one person’s light to shine, everyone else has to dim theirs.”

So, these days, what truly makes her happy is being with her boys: Sons Wyatt, 18, and Levi, 15.

“I’m too selfish to want to miss any time with them,” she explained to Variety of adjusting her touring schedule to be home. “I feel like my 18-year-old was just born, and he’s gonna be leaving for college in a year.”

That’s not to say the singer has given up on finding someone strong enough to be her man. While we may never know her favorite mistake (nope, it’s not Eric Clapton), we can reflect on all the partners that helped her soak up the sun.