Dorothea Bon Jovi

mae wrote:

I like Dorothea. She is not a made up cookie cutter and real intelligent, down to earth and independent woman. Not like the latest winner of American Idol, who is dating a D list former Idol contestant Kim Caldwell, who looks like a plastic Barbie Doll with a reputation to match. I totally lost respect for David Cook. I LOVE Bon Jovi, and his wife is real, not some phony. She is just like one of us.

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Bugsy wrote:

hi,
doesn't Dorothea have a Nanny for the kids??

Sunstreaked wrote:

FIRST – Must preface the following with a statement:
TO MY KNOWLEDGE I have never been cheated on in my marriage, nor have I ever cheated.
Now go ahead and read the rest…
I’ve been married for almost 25 years – same and only marriage. When I was younger I was SURE that I would divorce my husband if he ever cheated on me. THERE WAS NO DOUBT, it was written in concrete, etched in stone, and created out of cast iron.
Then life happened, kids happened, and I got older and ( imo ) wiser. I realized that a life together counts more than an incident, more than even an affair.
So, after 25 years, would I leave him if he cheated? No. Don’t even have to think twice about it. I have a LIFE with this man and I want that life – not for the money or for the kids (as they are grown), but because we share 1000’s of moments of laughter, jokes, teasing, heartaches, love, and any other word you want to throw in there.
Who else would remember me as I was at 22, when he and I first met? Who else likes my silly bedroom voices or his? Who else can finish my sentence or know what I mean with a few words? Who else has traveled this life with me all this time?
IF it happened, I would hate it and there sure would have to be some NEW RULES, but leave … NO.
And, IF it happened and it was a one time thing, I DO NOT want to know. Why? Because I don't want to lose the level of love I have for a moment of stupidity.
LOL - You don't have to agree with me, but remember that this is MY marriage and hubby and I get to make our own rules.
Don't you, in your marriages?

Sunstreaked wrote:

FIRST – Must preface the following with a statement:
TO MY KNOWLEDGE I have never been cheated on in my marriage, nor have I ever cheated.
Now go ahead and read the rest…
I’ve been married for almost 25 years – same and only marriage. When I was younger I was SURE that I would divorce my husband if he ever cheated on me. THERE WAS NO DOUBT, it was written in concrete, etched in stone, and created out of cast iron.
Then life happened, kids happened, and I got older and ( imo ) wiser. I realized that a life together counts more than an incident, more than even an affair.
So, after 25 years, would I leave him if he cheated? No. Don’t even have to think twice about it. I have a LIFE with this man and I want that life – not for the money or for the kids (as they are grown), but because we share 1000’s of moments of laughter, jokes, teasing, heartaches, love, and any other word you want to throw in there.
Who else would remember me as I was at 22, when he and I first met? Who else likes my silly bedroom voices or his? Who else can finish my sentence or know what I mean with a few words? Who else has traveled this life with me all this time?
IF it happened, I would hate it and there sure would have to be some NEW RULES, but leave … NO.
And, IF it happened and it was a one time thing, I DO NOT want to know. Why? Because I don't want to lose the level of love I have for a moment of stupidity.
LOL - You don't have to agree with me, but remember that this is MY marriage and hubby and I get to make our own rules.
Don't you, in your marriages?

jerseygirl87 wrote:

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I don't know if they still have one of if it was just for when the older kids were little. They must be easier to handle now at 15, 13, 6, 4 but if you can afford the extra set of hands why not. I wonder if they went with the grandma type, or the young type. Either way where can I sign up lol.

Sunstreaked wrote:

FIRST – Must preface the following with a statement:
TO MY KNOWLEDGE I have never been cheated on in my marriage, nor have I ever cheated.
Now go ahead and read the rest…
I’ve been married for almost 25 years – same and only marriage. When I was younger I was SURE that I would divorce my husband if he ever cheated on me. THERE WAS NO DOUBT, it was written in concrete, etched in stone, and created out of cast iron.
Then life happened, kids happened, and I got older and ( imo ) wiser. I realized that a life together counts more than an incident, more than even an affair.
So, after 25 years, would I leave him if he cheated? No. Don’t even have to think twice about it. I have a LIFE with this man and I want that life – not for the money or for the kids (as they are grown), but because we share 1000’s of moments of laughter, jokes, teasing, heartaches, love, and any other word you want to throw in there.
Who else would remember me as I was at 22, when he and I first met? Who else likes my silly bedroom voices or his? Who else can finish my sentence or know what I mean with a few words? Who else has traveled this life with me all this time?
IF it happened, I would hate it and there sure would have to be some NEW RULES, but leave … NO.
And, IF it happened and it was a one time thing, I DO NOT want to know. Why? Because I don't want to lose the level of love I have for a moment of stupidity.
LOL - You don't have to agree with me, but remember that this is MY marriage and hubby and I get to make our own rules.
Don't you, in your marriages?

Joycej wrote:

My question is with all that is being written about whether or not Jon ever cheated or whether he still has one night stands, etc....Don't you think that with the internet and the message boards, blogs, etc....someone would come out and say, I slept with Jon or my best friend slept with Jon? or something? I mean you, never ever read that anywhere. So why is that????

JennTrip wrote:

I think Sunstreaked has hit upon something.... once you have established the kind of relationship that Jon has with Dot,(and many of us have with our own long term spouses) there is so much more to lose when one strays. Ideally, you both keep working at the relationship so that neither strays to begin with, but if it happens, you deal wit hit and move on. EVERY marriage has it's ups and downs. You can't live with somebody 24/7 and never have issues with that person. It's how you deal with the strain that makes a marriage stronger. Does Jon cheat? Who cares? It's not like any of us truly have a snowball's chance in hell at establishing a long term, sexual relationship with the man....or even a one night stand...(again, I have a better chance of being struck by lightning or winning the lottery...and I don't play!) I think Jon WANTS us to think that he cheats so that we think we have a chance... it's all part of his appeal... For those of us that are a little older, and allegedly wiser, he wants us to know that he is happily married to his high school sweetheart because that garners respect. He works both side of it because he is a savvy business man.(It's the same reason his management company used to have him go around saying, "Marriage is an institution and I'm much too young to go into an institution" back in the heyday of Slippery, remember?!?) The possibility is what he is trying to sell us.
Again, I am long winded and I apologize... i really need to switch to decaf! LOL
-Jovi kisses,
Jenn

somemoraSambora wrote:

We are talking about rockstars, aren't we??? Look, when I was a flight attendant I used to hang out with the best of them...not naming names or telling what I know because I vowed not to on another thread since it seems to get me into trouble...at any rate, most of the girls that they would sleep with wouldn't tell (this doesn't just apply to rockstars)because they wanted to hook up again if they ever saw them again...believe me, I have partied with the best and I have told very few people (only those that I trust) about anything I ever did or hung out with...there's just a code.

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rosa3 wrote:

You know, you might be right about that. I have a cd interview of Bon Jovi that was from the time just before Slippery was about to come out, the interviewer asked Jon if he was dating or seeing anyone in particular, Jon said he was not dating anyone serious, but he did say that he met a flight attendant when he was touring, and they hooked up, he even brought her to the states. So you made a very good point, but I would like to think that Jon has outgrown that, the he is happy with his family and his wife, and doesn't need to go outside his marriage to cheat, I think that Jon and Dorothea are smart people, that if they had problems in their marriage, that they would work them out, instead of either one having to go and cheat on each other, I don't know, but thats just would I think.<quoted text>

Joycej wrote:

You would be surprised who cheats...
I think that being discreet is the key....they pick and choose situations with those who may have as much to loose and would never tell.