Jon Bon Jovi was at the height of his career when he married Dorothea Hurley in 1989. They wed in a Las Vegas chapel, which might just be the key to their marriage’s success. Jon and Dorthea have been married for 37 years and share four children. On September 29, 2026, Jon shared a throwback photo on social media of him and Dorothea in their younger years. Time has passed, but his love for his wife is as strong as ever.
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“Happiest birthday,” Jon Bon Jovi wrote to Dorthea Hurley. “To my beautiful wife.”
Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Have a Sweet Love Story
Jon Bon Jovi and Dorothea Hurley met at Sayreville War Memorial High School in New Jersey in 1980. He told People that his future wife was his high school sweetheart.
“She let me cheat off her in history,” he said. “I was immediately drawn to her from the minute I saw her and that never changed.”
Jon’s enduring love impressed a lot of people who are happy to see him and Dorothea still together. Plenty of fans believe that Dorothea’s love for Jon may be the key to his success.
“Happy birthday, Dorothea, and my most sincere thank you for all you’ve sacrificed so we can enjoy Jon’s music live over the year,” one person wrote.
This person agreed. “Without Her Who knows …. Happy Birthday to The Great Woman beside The Sherwood Forest Boy,” they shared. “Happy Birthday Dorothea, not Dot!”
It seems that Jon agrees. He often shares his affection for Dorothea on social media. A few years back, he posted a photo from their Vegas elopement with the words, “If I got one thing right back in high school, it was falling in love with this girl. Happy 32nd anniversary, baby.”
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