Does Jennifer Lopez still believe in fairytales? Will her kids follow their mother’s steps and
believe in them too? And how’s her relationship with Ben Affleck’s kids? How do they feel about
the lady their father is seeing after their mom? Stay tuned!
Jennifer Lopez has revealed her major takeaways from rekindling her relationship with Ben Affleck.
Last year, longtime Bennifer fans rejoiced when the couple announced that they had reconnected
as a couple, 17 years after breaking off their 2004 engagement. Jennifer now says she's "very
blessed" to have received a "second chance" with Ben, explaining that the heavy public
attention they faced in the early 2000s primarily contributed to their relationship's dissolution.
“I feel so lucky and happy and proud to be with him,” she told People. “It’s a beautiful love
story that we got a second chance. Fairytales lessons:
Jennifer then went on to talk about the lessons she's teaching her 13-year-old twins
Emme and Max about love, in light of her long-awaited fairytale relationship.
“I’m always trying to let them know how much I love them and that loving
yourself is so important,” she said. “Little key things like your thoughts
create your life so to think positive, that all their feelings are okay and that
people should always treat you well, and you're not a victim to anybody,” she said.
“Things you want them to know so they can be in good, healthy relationships with their friends,
and then when they finally fall in love with somebody,” Jennifer continued, before adding that
self-love and inner contentment can establish a firm basis for a romantic relationship.
“I want [the kids] to know where I got to very recently: If you're good on your own,
you really can have a beautiful relationship,” she said. "But until then, you're probably going
to struggle through it and try to find it.” “I honestly believe love rules all [and]
love always conquers everything — relationships, kids, work, work relationships,” she elaborated
“It's all about how loving, open, and accepting you can be.
Not having an ego about things and just embracing all the good, always looking at the positive. When
you're in a good, healthy relationship, everybody benefits from that. Everybody,” she said.
“Everybody is growing up, they’re not babies anymore, so you can't just take them on your lap
and tell them it's going to be okay,” she added. “They're venturing out, they're being their own
people and it's us just trying to keep up.” Jennifer admitted that she and Ben
are purposely "protective" about their personal life for the sake of their respective children
while discussing how they negotiate their high-profile relationship.
Ben has three children with ex-wife Jennifer Garner: Violet, 16,
Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 9, while J.Lo has twins with ex-husband Marc Anthony.
Ben and J.Lo are reportedly "thriving as a blended family," according to people close
to the pair. Last Halloween, the couple was seen with all of their children,
as well as Ben's ex Jennifer Garner. According to a source close to the group, they were
experimenting with their new family dynamic with all of the youngsters at the facility.
“We both were like, 'Wow, we're so happy and we don't want any of that to come into play again,’”
she said about the media attention. “We're older now, we're smarter, we have more experience, we're
at different places in our lives, we have kids now, and we have to be very conscious of those
things. We're so protective because it is such a beautiful time for all of us.” “Before we kind
of put [our relationship] out there and we were naïve and it got a little trampled,” she said.
Ben’s hesitation: Fans of the couple will
recall that Ben has previously stated that his children were in the forefront of his mind when
deciding to renew his relationship with Jen. Ben — who's recently been more open than ever
about his romance with Jen — confessed in a December interview with Howard Stern
that he was afraid to restore things for fear of badly impacting his kids.
“My responsibility to my children is the highest responsibility,” he said.
“I don’t want to do anything that is painful or destructive to them if I can help it.”
Ben went on to say that while attempting to make their relationship work,
he and Garner — who divorced in 2018 after 13 years of marriage — also put their children's
best interests in mind. “We had a marriage that didn't work,” he said. “We tried because we had
kids. We did not want it to be the model of marriage for the kids. We did our best.
I knew she was a good mom, and I hoped she knew I was a good dad.”
"Was there a hesitation on your part, because now you're a dad?" Stern asked Affleck,
referring that Lopez "brings even more attention" to everything he does.
"It crossed my mind for sure," Affleck told Stern of getting back together with
the "Let's Get Loud" singer. "My responsibility to my children is the highest responsibility.
I don't want to do anything that is painful or destructive to them if I can help it."
"That being said, I know that my life affects them," Affleck stated,
stressing that his and Garner's celebrity status is a "burden to bear" for their children.
Spending the holidays together Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez
spent Christmas with their families. On Christmas Eve in Los Angeles,
the actor, 49, spent time with his children Violet, 16, and Seraphina, 12, as well as son
Samuel, 9, whom he shares with ex-wife Jennifer Garner, according to a source.
The Argo star spent Christmas with Lopez, her children, and his mother the next day.
With ex-husband Marc Anthony, she has twins Max and Emme, all 13 years old.
"It was a pretty quiet holiday for them. They really enjoyed
it after a busy fall," the insider adds. They even went on a date as a family with
their five children. As they toured The Magic Castle in Los Angeles as a nice family reunion,
they were spotted by cameras. The kids and adults were all dressed nicely,
and the Argo director wore a snazzy navy suit. As for J Lo, she dazzled in a bright blue gown.
The Hollywood couple looked to be waiting in line, with their children trailing close after.
Until they stepped into their van, the Daredevil star and the Out of Sight
actress wore their face masks. "grow" into the best version
Despite Ben and Jen's fears that their rekindled romance might be jeopardized,
it appears that all is well that ends well because they appear to be happy than ever,
as Jen said in her People interview. “I’m so proud of him, I'm so proud of the man he's
become that I've watched from afar,” she said of Ben. “Being honest with each other, being loving,
that's just the basis of everything.” “I feel like he's at a place in his life
where — just like how I feel about myself — it's been a journey of learning yourself and figuring
yourself out, getting to a place where you feel really good on your own and who you are so you can
be in a happy, healthy relationship,” she added. Jennifer previously said that she aims to "grow"
into the best version of herself — "mentally, physically, spiritually,
emotionally" — this year, as part of her ongoing path of self-love and discovery.
Jen told her Instagram followers last month about her goals for 2022, saying, “I’m just
thinking about being really mindful about what I want my life to be, and knowing my thoughts create
my life, so keeping those really positive.” J.Lo went on to say that in all facets of her
life, including her relationship with Ben, she wants to be as supportive as she can be.
“To be the best mother I can be, the best partner I can be, the best friend I can be,
the best daughter, sister, boss, person that I can be,” she pledged.
Do you see any growth in J Lo’s life and personality? Tell us your thoughts.