Anita Wood began dating Elvis after she caught his eye on the TV series "Top 10 Dance Party." They continued to date when Elvis began his military service in Germany in 1958 and even after he met Priscilla. Although Elvis initially told Anita that she didn't have to worry about Priscilla, she would later learn that their relationship was more serious than he let on. In fact, Anita once overheard Elvis talking to his father about struggling to choose between her and Priscilla.
The conversation made Anita realise that she had to end things with Elvis no matter how much she loved him. "I said, 'I'm gonna make that decision for you. I heard what you said and I'm leaving,'" Anita recalled telling Elvis, according to Elvis Australia. "That was probably the most difficult decision that I've ever made in my life. After having dated someone like Elvis for five years, and as close as we were for this to end. And when I left, I knew there would be no going back."
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