Alanis Morissette Dating History: Her Ex-Boyfriends, Husband

~You oughta know~ that singer Alanis Morissette has an A-list-packed dating history! While the Grammy Award winner is known for her powerhouse vocals and bold lyrics, Alanis has also made headlines for a few past high-profile romances.

Perhaps one of her most infamous ex-boyfriends was Full House alum Dave Coulier, who was rumored to have inspired her hit single, “You Oughta Know.” The former pair dated from 1992 to 1994 when Alanis was 18 years old and Dave was 33. One year after they broke up, the Jagged Little Pill artist released the song along with her album and received continuous acclaim for her daring lyrical choices.

In July 2022, Dave opened up on Sirius XM Faction Talk’s Jim Norton & Sam Roberts about the moment when he realized her album was about him.

“I listened to the lyrics going, ‘Ooh, oh no. I can’t be this guy,’ the former Fuller House actor said. “There was a lot of familiar stuff in there that her and I had talked about. Like [in ‘Right Through You’] ‘your shake is like a fish.’ I’d go, ‘Hey, dead fish me,’ and we’d do this dead fish handshake. And so I started listening to it and I thought, ‘Ooh, I think I may have really hurt this woman.’ And that was my first thought.”

Despite the harsh lyrics of some of the album’s ballads, Dave insisted that he remembered Alanis as “funny … sweet … super intelligent and super talented.” He also revealed that he and Alanis “reconnected” years afterward, noting that she “couldn’t have been sweeter.”

“She actually drove to Detroit with her guitar and sat with my sister playing songs and singing to my sister in the hospital,” the stand-up comedian revealed. “That’s the kind of human being she is. So I’ve never had anything bad to say about her. She’s lovely … And I said, ‘What do you want me to say when people ask me about this relationship?’ And she said, ‘You can say whatever you want.’ So, she was really sweet about it. She was kind.”

The “Ironic” singer, however, has not revealed who the song is about despite Dave’s statements about it. By 2009, she found her soulmate in then-boyfriend, rapper Mario “Souleye” Treadway, and the two tied the knot in May 2010 at their Los Angeles home. The happy couple share children Onyx, Ever and Winter.

From time to time, Alanis gives her fans a glimpse at her and her husband’s life together by sharing an update on Instagram for a holiday or their anniversary.

“I love shapeshifting through life with you,” she captioned an Instagram photo in May 2022, which featured the two at their wedding. “@souleye these last twelve years have been [emoji]. Dreams coming true and bootstraps up and a soft place to land [sic].”

Scroll through the gallery to see Alanis’ complete dating history.

Ryan Reynolds

Many fans may not recall that Alanis was engaged to actor Ryan Reynolds. The former pair started their relationship in 2002 and became engaged in June 2004. However, they called it quits in February 2007.
“They remain close friends and continue to have the utmost love and admiration for each other,” reps for the “Thank U” singer and the Free Guy star said in a statement at the time. “They ask that their privacy be respected surrounding this personal matter.”

In a June 2008 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Alanis opened up about her view on dating famous men following her split from Ryan.

“I think it’s the straw that breaks the camel’s back,” she said at the time. “I was a full-blown love addict, so it was like, ‘I can’t keep doing this, my body can’t take it.’ For someone who is a love addict, [breakups are] debilitating. I’ve been on a constant journey toward finally surrendering and hitting the rock bottom that I’ve been avoiding my whole life … So, this was a huge, critical juncture for me. Everything broke, and it was an amazing and horrifying time.”

Mario ‘Souleye’ Treadway

In 2009, Alanis found the love of her life with Mario, as they later married in a private wedding ceremony in May 2010. During a June 2018 interview with The Guardian, the Canada native noted that her “best kiss of [her] life” was with her husband.

“We went on a hike together in Los Angeles and ran to the top of a mountain,” she recalled. “We were sweaty and exhausted, and we smooched.”