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After joining the Backstreet Boys in 1992, McLean began dating Marissa Jackson, daughter of former managers Donna Wright and stepdaughter of [[Johnny Wright (music manager)|Johnny Wright]] for six years.<ref>{{cite book |last1=McLean |first1=Denise |last2=Gotlin |first2=Nicole |title=Backstreet Mom: A Mother's Tale of Backstreet Boy AJ McLean's Rise to Fame, Struggle with Addiction, and Ultimate Triumph |date=2009 |publisher=BenBella Books, Inc. |isbn=9781935251439 |page=80 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cqk3BAAAQBAJ&q=backstreet+mom+aj+mclean+and+marisa&pg=PA80 |access-date=22 October 2019 |language=en}}</ref> She is seen in "[[We've Got It Goin' On]]". After their breakup, they remained friends and she wrote the book ''Loving A.J.: My 6-Year Romance with a Backstreet Boy'' about their relationship featuring Love letters and poems from him. McLean then started dating [[Amanda Latona]] of [[Innosense]] for 2 years,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Doolittle |first1=Leslie |title=AGE OF INNOSENSE: A.J., AMANDA JUST DATING |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1999-02-12-9902120173-story.html |website=OrlandoSentinel.com}}</ref> one of the band's dancers, Kristin Denehy, for 3 months, and was engaged to Sarah Martin before she broke it off in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |title=He Wants It That Way: A.J. Engaged |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/42993/he-wants-it-that-way-a-j-engaged |website=E! Online |date=2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Backstreet Boys: Inside Their Lives |url=https://people.com/tbd/backstreet-boys-inside-their-lives/ |website=PEOPLE.com |language=en}}</ref>

On his new podcast, Pretty Messed Up with [[Cheryl Burke]] and [[Rene Elizondo Jr.]] and on DWTS, McLean shared that he met Rochelle Deanna Karidis (born October 7, 1981),<ref>{{cite web |title=Recovering From Reality: Ep. 3 Variations of Normal - Recovering From Reality |url=http://recoveringfromreality.libsyn.com/ep-3-variations-of-normal-recovering-from-reality |website=recoveringfromreality.libsyn.com |language=en}}</ref> a model and makeup artist/hairstylist, in October 2001 at Choreographer's Carnival where she was a Halloween dancer before meeting up again at Saddleback Ranch in 2006 when she was a Hollywood waitress and "asked her out." But, instead of winning her over right then and there, she flatly rejected him and chose to go have fun with her friends instead until he tried again a year later and went out on March 22, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=AJ McLean emotionally dedicates 'DWTS' performance to wife Rochelle - Music News - ABC News Radio |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/9/23/aj-mclean-emotionally-dedicates-dwts-performance-to-wife-roc.html |website=abcnewsradioonline.com |language=en}}</ref> On January 9, 2010, for his birthday, McLean proposed to Rochelle at a club in Las Vegas. He credits Rochelle with motivating him to get sober and overcome his drug addiction for many years.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Union |first1=Wonderful |title=Backstreet Boys - Official Site |url=https://www.backstreetboys.com/news/6569 |website=Backstreet Boys |language=en}}</ref> The couple got married on December 17, 2011, at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California with the rest of the Backstreet Boys in attendance.<ref>[http://blog.music.aol.com/2011/07/07/a-j-mclean-rochelle-deanna-karidis-marry "A.J. McLean and Rochelle Deanna Karidis to Marry"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908134211/http://blog.music.aol.com/2011/07/07/a-j-mclean-rochelle-deanna-karidis-marry/ |date=September 8, 2011 }}, [[AOL Music]], September 7, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/09/celebrity-wedding-planner-mindy-weiss-on-whos-tying-the-knot-next "Celebrity Wedding Planner Mindy Weiss on Who's Tying the Knot Next!"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110924022125/http://www.okmagazine.com/2011/09/celebrity-wedding-planner-mindy-weiss-on-whos-tying-the-knot-next |date=September 24, 2011}}, [[OK! Magazine]], October 18, 2011</ref><ref>[http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2011/07/backstreet-boys-aj-mclean-wedding-rochelle-deanna-karidis-tyler-shields-minister "A.J. Mclean And Rochelle Deanna Karidis To Have 'Craziest' Celebrity Wedding Ever"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012233807/http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2011/07/backstreet-boys-aj-mclean-wedding-rochelle-deanna-karidis-tyler-shields-minister |date=October 12, 2012 }}, [[Radar Online]], September 7, 2011</ref> They have two daughters together. Their oldest Ava Jaymes McLean was born November 27, 2012 & their youngest Lyric Dean McLean was born March 19, 2017. After McLean's first daughter was born, she was dubbed the first Backstreet Girl, as she was the first daughter born to any of the Backstreet Boys members.<ref>* {{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsLwwFmrsHA |title=AJ & Rochelle Have Some News! |access-date=July 4, 2012 }}. YouTube. Retrieved on July 4, 2012.

* {{cite journal|last=Corneau|first=Allison|title=Backstreet Boy AJ McLean's First Baby Will Be a Girl!|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/backstreet-boy-aj-mcleans-first-baby-will-be-a-girl-201247|journal=[[Us Weekly]]|date=July 4, 2012|access-date=September 17, 2016|archive-date=July 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120706001522/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/backstreet-boy-aj-mcleans-first-baby-will-be-a-girl-201247|url-status=live}}

* {{cite journal|title=Rep Confirms: Backstreet Boys Singer AJ McLean Welcomes Baby Girl Ava!|url=http://www.intouchweekly.com/stars/news/exclusive-backstreet-boys-singer-aj-mclean-welcomes-baby-girl-ava#.ULWBb4agapg|journal=[[In Touch Weekly]]|access-date=November 28, 2012|date=November 27, 2012|archive-date=November 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129165238/https://www.intouchweekly.com/stars/news/exclusive-backstreet-boys-singer-aj-mclean-welcomes-baby-girl-ava#.ULWBb4agapg|url-status=live}}