After three decades, Jon Bon Jovi’s marriage to his high-school sweetheart is stronger than ever

After three decades, Jon Bon Jovi’s marriage to his high-school sweetheart is stronger than ever Jon Bon Jovi and his wife Dorothea Hurley beat the odds, celebrating 30 years of marriage in 2019. The iconic musician has fronted the New Jersey rock band Bon Jovi for 36 years and is still going strong. And to think, when he eloped with his Rumson High School sweetheart Dorothea in 1989, he was warned it would ruin his career. When the band skyrocketed to success and fame in the 80s, the constant touring led to a breakup with Dorothea. “I ran away and joined the circus. I went on the road,” Bon Jovi recalled. “So, she wasn’t very excited about that prospect and said, ‘Why should I sit here and wait?'”