{"id":5281,"date":"2026-06-09T20:08:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/why-jennifer-garner-doesnt-want-ben-affleck-to-date-after-failed-jennifer-lopez-marriage\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T20:08:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:08:27","slug":"why-jennifer-garner-doesnt-want-ben-affleck-to-date-after-failed-jennifer-lopez-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/why-jennifer-garner-doesnt-want-ben-affleck-to-date-after-failed-jennifer-lopez-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Jennifer Garner doesn&#8217;t want Ben Affleck to date after failed Jennifer Lopez marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2FUntitled-1-copy-6.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jennifer Garner believes Ben Affleck taking a break from dating could be the best move for her ex-husband <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/01\/06\/celebrity-news\/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-affleck-settle-divorce-after-2-years-of-marriage\/\">following his divorce from Jennifer Lopez<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom her perspective, he\u2019s happier than he\u2019s been in a long time and she feels like it could be healthy for him to keep putting that energy into himself, his work and his family instead of jumping into a relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jennifer Garner believes Ben Affleck (pictured together above in February 2020) taking a break from dating could be the best move for her ex-husband following his divorce from Jennifer Lopez. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cJen thinks it might actually be good for Ben (seen above in May 2026) to take a break from dating for a while,\u201d a source exclusively told Page Six. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The insider added that Garner, 54, isn\u2019t trying to influence Affleck\u2019s personal life, however, and would support whatever decision he ultimately makes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat said, she trusts Ben to make his own decisions and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/22\/celebrity-news\/exes-ben-affleck-jennifer-garner-match-in-blue-in-la-outing\/\">supports him either way<\/a>,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBen isn\u2019t ruling out dating and would be open to putting himself out there again,\u201d the source said. \u201cHe has friends who have offered to set him up, but he\u2019s also <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/06\/29\/ben-affleck-and-matt-damon-get-their-caffeine-fix-on-set-and-more-star-snaps\/\">incredibly busy right now<\/a> and isn\u2019t sure he has the time for a serious, committed relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The insider added that Garner (seen above in May 2026) isn\u2019t trying to influence Affleck\u2019s personal life and would support whatever decision he ultimately makes. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A second source told Page Six that the \u201cGone Girl\u201d star isn\u2019t completely closing the door on romance.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for Peabody Awards<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to the insider, the two-time Oscar winner\u2019s main focus \u201cat the moment\u201d is his family and several upcoming projects, and \u201cthat\u2019s where most of his energy is going.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cBatman\u201d star and the \u201c13 Going on 30\u201d actress \u2014 who were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2018\/10\/05\/jennifer-garner-and-ben-affleck-are-officially-divorced\/\">married for 10 years, from 2005 until 2015<\/a>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2023\/11\/30\/parents\/ben-affleck-jennifer-garner-are-mature-co-parents\/\">coparent their three children<\/a>: Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, and Samuel, 14.<\/p>\n<p>The exes recently reunited last month as they <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/28\/celebrity-news\/ben-affleck-jennifer-garner-reunite-to-daughter-violet-20-to-urgent-care\/\">took their daughter Violet<\/a> to an urgent care in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Affleck and Garner (seen above in March 2014) were\u00a0married for 10 years, from 2005 until 2015. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The \u201cBatman\u201d star and the \u201c13 Going on 30\u201d actress coparent their three children: Violet, Seraphina and Samuel (not pictured). <span class=\"credit\">Patriot Pics \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cArgo\u201d star wrapped his arm around Violet as the Emmy nominee helped guide the pair into the facility.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Affleck and Jennifer Lopez hosted a Georgia wedding ceremony in August 2022 (which they held after eloping in Las Vegas in July 2022).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In August 2024, Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck (seen above together in happier times in September 2021). <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Affleck and Garner \u201creally do have a close bond,\u201d an insider said at the time, adding that both \u201cknow not all exes get along\u201d as well. \u201cThey feel very grateful that they have such an amazing relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lopez and Affleck first began dating in 2002 after working together on the set of \u201cGigli.\u201d They got engaged for the first time in November of that year but called it quits in January 2004. The two rekindled their romance \u2014 and got engaged for a second time \u2014 years later in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>In August 2024, on the second anniversary of their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/08\/20\/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-affleck-wed-in-lavish-georgia-wedding\/\">Georgia wedding ceremony<\/a>\u00a0(which they held after\u00a0eloping in Las Vegas\u00a0on July 17, 2022), Lopez\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2024\/08\/20\/entertainment\/jennifer-lopez-and-ben-affleck-divorcing-after-2-years-of-marriage\/\">filed for divorce from\u00a0<\/a>\u201cThe Rip\u201d star.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/09\/celebrity-news\/why-jennifer-garner-doesnt-want-ben-affleck-to-date-after-failed-jennifer-lopez-marriage\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer Garner believes Ben Affleck taking a break from dating could be the best move<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5282,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Untitled-1-copy-6.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5281"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5281\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5282"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}