Rascal Flatts' Jay DeMarcus First Met His Wife, Allison, When She Was Engaged to Someone Else

Two and half years after forming Rascal Flatts, fans clamored to see Jay DeMarcus and his bandmates perform. But fame couldn’t stave off the bassist’s panic attacks or loneliness.
In his new faith-based memoir, DeMarcus, now 48, reveals he was struggling so much that he prayed that God would bring him a life partner — but when he met his future wife, Allison Alderson, she was engaged to another man.
“‘God, I’m in Rascal Flatts. I’ve got all this …