Alison met her now ex-husband Howard Stern while they were both attending Boston University in 1974, and they began dating shortly after. They were together for over four years, waiting until they both graduated to marry, on 4 June 1978 in a ceremony held in Brookline, Massachusetts at the Ohabei Shalom Temple. Alison gave birth to their first daughter Emily Stern (actress and casting director) on 7 May 1983, who was followed by Deborah Jennifer on 9 May 1986. Their third daughter Ashley Jade was born on 24 January 1993, but the two divorced in 2001, believed to be because Alison was not able to provide Howard with a son and heir (unlikely as it is the male who determines the gender).
Shortly after her divorce, Alison married her friend David Scott Simon (some of her fans believe that her divorce from Howard was caused by her cheating on Howard with David) on 23 November 2001 and they have been together to this day.
