{"id":2108417,"date":"2025-10-22T15:24:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T15:24:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2108417"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:24:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T15:24:22","slug":"how-jennifer-lopezs-view-on-being-single-changed-after-ben-affleck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/how-jennifer-lopezs-view-on-being-single-changed-after-ben-affleck\/","title":{"rendered":"How Jennifer Lopez&#8217;s View on Being Single Changed After Ben Affleck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<hr data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"1.0\">THE RUNDOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"2.0\">Over a year after her breakup from Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez has a new view on being single.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"2.1\">Sources spoke about how the actress is thriving and putting her energy into her career.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"2.2\">They also detailed her relationship with Affleck, describing it as cordial but no longer \u201cdeep.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Jennifer Lopez has been single for over a year since <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a60816692\/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-divorce-filing\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a60816692\/jennifer-lopez-ben-affleck-divorce-filing\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"she filed for divorce from Ben Affleck\" data-node-id=\"4.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">she filed for divorce from Ben Affleck<\/a>, and it has been a transformative time in the actress\u2019s life, sources told <em data-node-id=\"4.3\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jennifer-lopez-feels-on-top-of-the-world-after-ben-affleck-divorce-excl\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jennifer-lopez-feels-on-top-of-the-world-after-ben-affleck-divorce-excl\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Us Weekly\" data-node-id=\"4.3.0\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">Us Weekly<\/a><\/em>. Lopez, who has <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a61471692\/jennifer-lopez-dating-history-explained\/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=mgu_ga_elm_md_pmx_hybd_mix_us_17925201838&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=17923888557&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADCsZxfx2Y6wHvyO1zREc4lG9pDrJ&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwgeLHBhBuEiwAL5gNEWWD4eHymLSEeZL2fEOpYbm34GOpBj7pSFwJ1l0SZNMs536lA1d2EhoCWT0QAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a61471692\/jennifer-lopez-dating-history-explained\/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_campaign=mgu_ga_elm_md_pmx_hybd_mix_us_17925201838&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=17923888557&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADCsZxfx2Y6wHvyO1zREc4lG9pDrJ&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwgeLHBhBuEiwAL5gNEWWD4eHymLSEeZL2fEOpYbm34GOpBj7pSFwJ1l0SZNMs536lA1d2EhoCWT0QAvD_BwE\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"spent most of her adult life\" data-node-id=\"4.5\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">spent most of her adult life<\/a> in relationships, is enjoying being on her own and putting her energy into her career. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cShe\u2019s learning that she\u2019s stronger alone,\u201d one insider said. \u201cShe\u2019s enjoying the freedom and feels liberated [to make] decisions without compromise.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-12\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"> \u201cAfter everything that went on in her personal life, she\u2019s focused on doing what she loves most, which is performing and creating,\u201d a second source added. Lopez is currently promoting <em data-node-id=\"7.1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/movies-tv\/a69001996\/jennifer-lopez-kiss-of-the-spider-woman-costumes\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/movies-tv\/a69001996\/jennifer-lopez-kiss-of-the-spider-woman-costumes\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Kiss of the Spider Woman\" data-node-id=\"7.1.0\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">Kiss of the Spider Woman<\/a><\/em>, filming<em data-node-id=\"7.3\"> The Last Mrs. Parrish<\/em>, preparing for <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKI8gl4RFnx\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DKI8gl4RFnx\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"a Las Vegas residency\" data-node-id=\"7.5\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">a Las Vegas residency<\/a>, and working on new music.<em data-node-id=\"7.7\"\/><\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"recirculation\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-13\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">A third source echoed that sentiment: \u201cShe doesn\u2019t have anybody to think about romantically, which is working for her and keeping her focused. Being single is really working for her in that respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The second source shared more details on her dynamic with Affleck, who was a producer on <em data-node-id=\"10.1\">Kiss of the Spider Woman<\/em>. The star has no interest in giving their romance a third go. \u201cShe\u2019s accepted [her relationship with Ben] ran its course,\u201d the insider said, noting it took time for her to recover from their breakup.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">These days, \u201cJen feels more comfortable in her skin than ever,\u201d the source added. \u201cThere\u2019s a sense of independence and peace about her. She\u2019s in a really good headspace right now.\u201d <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">She and Affleck remain cordial, the second source noted: \u201cThere\u2019s still a lot of love between them, but they both understand they shouldn\u2019t be married. There is no \u2018So-and-so did this\u2019 or \u2018This was the big event.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">At this point, \u201cthey all try to maintain some type of normalcy after divorce,\u201d the source added of their families. \u201cThe transition was tough for everyone, but they\u2019ve made an effort to stay connected and still spend time together.\u201d <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The third source shed more light on Affleck and Lopez\u2019s relationship now, saying it\u2019s no longer \u201cdeep.\u201d <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201c[She] doesn\u2019t really keep in touch with Ben,\u201d the insider said. \u201cShe\u2019s more likely to keep in touch with the kids [Jennifer Garner and Affleck\u2019s three children, Violet, Fin, and Samuel]; that was very genuine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"16\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Lopez <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a69057098\/jennifer-lopez-divorce-ex-comments-howard-stern-show-october-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a69057098\/jennifer-lopez-divorce-ex-comments-howard-stern-show-october-2025\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"recently spoke on the \" data-node-id=\"16.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">recently spoke on the <\/a><em data-node-id=\"16.2\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a69057098\/jennifer-lopez-divorce-ex-comments-howard-stern-show-october-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a69057098\/jennifer-lopez-divorce-ex-comments-howard-stern-show-october-2025\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Howard Stern Show\" data-node-id=\"16.2.0\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">Howard Stern Show<\/a> <\/em>about how her divorce from Affleck has been a huge blessing in hindsight. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"17\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cWhen I got divorced this last time, it was the best thing that ever happened to me,\u201d she began. \u201cIt really made me journey into&#8230;I mean, I had a religious coach, a therapist, a couple\u2019s therapist, an individual therapist. I had a coach to understand addiction. I had everything. I was like, \u2018I\u2019m gonna figure this shit out if it kills me.\u2019\u2019\u2019<em data-node-id=\"17.1\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cIt really got to the point where I go, \u2018Oh, the core of the thing is you. It\u2019s nobody else,\u2019\u201d she continued. \u201cAnd when I did that, now I\u2019m able to sit here in a more self-assured, self-aware way. The things that have happened to me&#8230;whether [it\u2019s about] my mother, my father&#8230;how I learned to love, how I felt neglected\u2014all the things that are in your head as a person. I know who I am, and I just really appreciate that person and feel really comfortable and good in being myself\u2014all the good parts and all of the complicated things.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-14\" data-node-id=\"19\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-yj5rqk e94w1mj9\">\n<h6 class=\"css-12xbh4x e94w1mj7\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p0\"\/><span class=\"css-8lle59 e94w1mj5\">More on Jennifer Lopez<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-after\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p1\"\/><\/h6>\n<\/aside>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.elle.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE RUNDOWN Over a year after her breakup from Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez has a new view on being single. Sources spoke about how the actress is thriving and putting her energy into her career. They also detailed her relationship with Affleck, describing it as cordial but no longer \u201cdeep.\u201d Jennifer Lopez has been single [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2108418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[274717,399186,285977,285684,399185],"class_list":["post-2108417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-4c77d865-2f87-41ff-b9b1-37587c886bc2","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-locale-us","tag-shorttitle-how-jennifer-lopezs-view-on-being-single-changed"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/How-Jennifer-Lopezs-View-on-Being-Single-Changed-After-Ben.pjpeg.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2108417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2108417"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2108417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2108419,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2108417\/revisions\/2108419"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2108418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2108417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2108417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2108417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}