Married for the wrong reasons
But shortly after Dee Dee gave birth to Gypsy in 1991, Rod realized that he married for the wrong reasons and decided to leave Dee Dee. He said that when he turned 18, he realized he wasn’t where he was supposed to be and that he wasn’t in love with her. Dee Dee tried to make Rod reconsider a few times, but he was determined to end the marriage. He moved on to re-marry and have a new family.