Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck separated in 2015. She shared how their split changed her dreams for the future.
Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck separated in 2015 after 10 years of marriage. In the aftermath of their split, Garner said she had to let go of some of the dreams she had for her future.
Just a few years later, though, Garner said she had no concerns about her ability to get along with her ex-husband.
Jennifer Garner said she had a concern about her future with Ben Affleck.In 2016, Garner said that her impending divorce from Affleck made her let go of certain hopes for their future together.
While she wanted to be friends with him for the sake of their children, she had to adjust her expectations.
“It’s not Ben’s job to make me happy,” she told Vanity Fair. “The main thing is these kids — and we’re completely in line with what we hope for them. Sure, I lost the dream of dancing with my husband at my daughter’s wedding. But you should see their faces when he walks through the door. And if you see your kids love someone so purely and wholly, then you’re going to be friends with that person.”
Just five years later, though, she and Affleck were on better terms. When asked about the above quote, Garner said it was no longer a concern of hers. She was confident she and Affleck got along well enough that they could dance together at a wedding.
“When our kids get married, we’ll dance, I know that now,” she told The Hollywood Reporter. “We’ll boogaloo and have a great time. I don’t worry about that anymore.”
Jennifer Garner’s current boyfriend has problems with her relationship with Ben Affleck
The improved relationship between Affleck and Garner has caused some problems for her. She began dating her current boyfriend, John Miller, in 2018. Now, he reportedly takes umbrage with the closeness between Affleck and Garner. One source claimed Garner and Miller decided to take a break as Affleck relied on her through the dissolution of his marriage to Jennifer Lopez.
“Ben’s been turning to Jen [Garner] for advice and support, and that’s been a big source of annoyance for John,” the source told Life & Style. “He doesn’t enjoy competing with her ex-husband for her attention … John likes Ben and tries to be understanding, but there’s only so much a guy can take.”
She said going through a divorce was incredibly painful
Affleck was Garner’s second husband. She said the breakdown of their marriage was very hard on her.
“I’m a pretty hard worker,” she said. “It’s one of the pains in my life that something I believe in so strongly I’ve completely failed at twice. You have to have two people to dance a marriage. My heart’s a little on the tender side right now, and it’s always easier to focus on the ways that you feel hurt, but I know that, with time and some perspective, I’ll have a clearer sense of where I let the system down, because there’s no way I get off in this.”
