Lovelock married Helen Hyslop in 1942 and they had 4 children and lived together until 1989 when Helen died of multiple sclerosis.[59][60][61] He fell in love with his second wife, Sandy, at the age of 69.[62] Lovelock believes that "you would find the life of me and my wife Sandy to be an unusually happy one in simple beautiful but unpretentious surroundings."[63]