At first, the reunited couple couldn’t have seemed happier.
“I always felt like there was a real love there, a true love there.
People in my life know that he was a very, very special person in my life.
When we reconnected, those feelings for me were still very real,” Lopez toldVoguein 2022.
“We did it.
And it turns out love is patient.
Twenty years patient,” she wrote (viaPeople).
But, sadly for J-Lovers and Affleck Aficionados, Bennifer 2.0 wasn’t built to last.
But things were seriously messy both before and after Lopez filed for divorce.
So, when Lopez shared his very personal declarations of love with the world, it was very messy.
But she seemingly didn’t ask Affleck’s permission first to share the book.
They were like, ‘Yeah, we call you Pen Affleck.'"
The move raised eyebrows and sparked speculation post-split it could have contributed to the two going their separate ways.
But the actor soon realized that wouldn’t happen.
“We’re just two people with different approaches, trying to learn to compromise,” he said.
They even suggested he’d been sending signs to the public that he wasn’t happy.
“You could see the erratic behavior, the giant mood swings …
I think he was signaling a message to the press.
But yet participating,” the source said.
Fans picked up on Affleck’s seemingly less-than-happy moods in public, too.
It racked up 1.8 million views on YouTube and sparked countless memes on TikTok and beyond.
You don’t need to worry about Ben, let me just tell you.
I’m chilling, I don’t understand what people are so pressed for."
That same month, a source toldPeople, “They’re moving on separately.
Jennifer is trying to find a new home to start fresh.”
They also claimed it had been weeks since the Oscar winner and the Grammy nominee had seen each other.
“Ben didn’t come to celebrate Jennifer’s birthday because they are done.
They are not getting back together,” another source toldFox News.
Filing on a day that’s very significant to your marriage.
An insider also toldPage Sixthat Lopez specifically chose their anniversary to file.
“[It showed] a woman standing up in her own way,” they said.
The former couple had two wedding anniversaries, as they initially married unexpectedly in Las Vegas in July 2022.
However, they had a bigger, more formal celebration involving family and friends the following month.
If she wants to talk to his kids, she goes straight to the kids.
Same with him."
