<p id=”par-1_43″>After a 35-year marriage, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/music/”>music</a> legend Jon Bon Jovi is still figuring out what has made his <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/who-is-jon-bon-jovis-wife-dorothea-hurley.html/”>love affair with Dorothea Hurley</a> so successful. However, he realizes that her greatest role in their family is that she’s “the glue” keeping it all together.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-jon-bon-jovi-needs-wife-dorothea-to-be-the-one-following-him-with-the-glue”>Jon Bon Jovi needs wife Dorothea to be the one ‘following [him] with the glue’</h2>
<p id=”par-2_36″>The longevity of Jon Bon Jovi’s marriage to Dorothea Hurley can be traced to one thing: they genuinely love each other. They fell for one another in high school and maintained a relationship since their teens.</p>
<p id=”par-3_24″>“She’s the glue,” he told <a href=”https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jon-bon-jovi-35-year-marriage-doesnt-need-rules-successful” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Fox News Digital</a>. “I’m the crazy visionary with all kinds of things flying, and the seams are all splitting.”</p>
<p id=”par-4_21″>Jon continued that Dorothea is “the one following me with the glue and the thread and needle. Keeping it all together.”</p>
<p id=”par-5_45″>This consistency has followed the couple as they raised four children while he toured the world as a rock superstar with his band, Bon Jovi. Dorothea preferred to remain out of the spotlight and kept Stephanie, Jesse, Jake, and Romeo on a routine at home.</p>
<p id=”par-6_22″>“Somehow, I became the poster boy for a long-married rock star. But I’ll accept the mantle because I’m so happy,” Jon admitted.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-jon-bon-jovi-doesn-t-need-rules-in-his-marriage”>Jon Bon Jovi doesn’t need ‘rules’ in his marriage</h2>
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<p id=”par-7_26″>Rock stardom comes with plenty of trappings. Thus, Jon Bon Jovi admits that he’s not been a “saint” throughout his life with his wife Dorothea Hurley.</p>
<p id=”par-8_24″>However, he revealed that he always knew what came first. Most importantly, the life he created with Dorothea over a relationship spans 44 years.</p>
<p id=”par-9_36″>“These are all the wonderful clichés of rock stardom,” Jon told Fox News Digital. “It’s about never lying about having been a saint but not being a fool enough to [mess] up the home life, either.” </p>
<p id=”par-10_36″>“I don’t think that we need rules. I think it’s just the mutual admiration society,” he explained. “I think it’s as simple as that. You wake up in the morning excited to be with each other.”</p>
<p id=”par-11_17″>“You admire and respect each other. It’s a pleasure to do, and it’s a pleasure to be.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-how-did-jon-bon-jovi-and-dorothea-hurley-meet”>How did Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Hurley meet?</h2>
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<p id=”par-12_37″>Jon Bon Jovi met Dorothea Hurley as both students at Sayreville War Memorial High School in Sayreville, New Jersey. She was dating a fellow classmate who ultimately entered the military, which is when Jon made his move.</p>
<p id=”par-13_26″>In 1985, they briefly broke up, and Bon Jovi dated actor Diane Lane for five months. Then, Jon and Dorothea reconciled and remained together ever since.</p>
<p id=”par-14_29″>The couple married in 1989 at the height of Bon Jovi’s popularity. The band was touring their album <em>New Jersey</em> when Jon asked Dorothea if she wanted to elope.</p>
<p id=”par-15_18″>The couple flew to Las Vegas. They married at the Graceland Wedding Chapel off the Las Vegas strip.</p>
<p id=”par-16_40″>The couple welcomed their only daughter, Stephanie, in 1993, and sons Jesse in 1995, Jake in 2002, and Romeo in 2004. Bon Jovi’s professional career is documented in <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/bon-jovi-thank-you-goodnight-over-100-hours-footage-filmed-epic-hulu-doc-exclusive.html/?swcfpc=1″>Hulu’s <em>Thank You Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story</em></a>, which debuts April 26.</p>