She spoke about the "exhaustion" she felt when caring for someone with motor neurone disease, as well as the "extremely painful" termination of the relationship in 1990. Jane had established a relationship with a musician, Jonathan, who became her husband, prior to the break-up. They had a son together named Benjamin. Jane told the story of how she met Stephen during an interview that she gave to Rolling Stone magazine. At the time, she was married to Jonathan, but they were already separated. She described him as a "mad genius" who was one of the most important musicians in the world. They had a son together named Charles. In the interview, she said that she and Stephen had only known each other for a few weeks before they decided to marry. However, they stayed married for 15 years, until his death. During this time, they had two more children together named Thomas and Dorothy. At the time of their separation, she said that she was "exhausted" by being married to someone with MND and by having three young children. Also, according to her, Stephen's family was wealthy and she came from a poor background. He was an only child and she had two brothers. His parents were still married and they had a house in London and another in France. Her parents lived in a small town in England where they owned a grocery store.