What as soon as was. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner had one in all Hollywood’s longest enduring love tales earlier than they finally known as it quits after 10 years of marriage.
The Argo director and the 13 Occurring 30 star met in 2001, sparking a romance after Affleck and then-fiancée Jennifer Lopez ended their engagement. After a whirlwind relationship, Affleck and the West Virginia native wed in June 2005, six months earlier than welcoming daughter Violet. Daughter Seraphina and son Samuel arrived in 2009 and 2012, respectively, and the actors introduced their separation in June 2015.
“After a lot thought and cautious consideration, we’ve got made the tough choice to divorce,” the now-exes defined in an announcement on the time. “We go ahead with love and friendship for each other and a dedication to coparenting our youngsters whose privateness we ask to be revered throughout this tough time. This will likely be our solely touch upon this non-public, household matter. Thanks for understanding.”
The duo, whose divorce was finalized in October 2018, have since been candid about their emotional cut up.
“The reality was, we took our time, we decided, we grew aside,” Affleck revealed on The Howard Stern Present in December 2021. “We had a wedding that didn’t work. This occurs. It’s someone I really like and respect, however to whom I shouldn’t be married any longer. After which we mentioned, ‘You realize what? We tried. We tried as a result of we had youngsters.’”
The Good Will Looking star informed host Howard Stern that he believed the previous couple “would have ended up at one another’s throats” had they stayed married, noting on the time, “Each of us felt like, ‘We don’t need this to be the mannequin that our children see of marriage.’”
5 years prior, the Alias alum shared her perspective on adjusting to life as coparents as a substitute of companions.
“I didn’t marry the massive, fats film star. I married him and I’d return and remake that call,” Garner informed Self-importance Truthful in March 2016. “I ran down the seaside to him and I’d once more. You may’t have three infants and a lot of what we had. He’s the love of my life. He’s essentially the most sensible individual in any room, essentially the most charismatic, essentially the most beneficiant. He’s only a difficult man. I at all times say, ‘When his solar shines on you, you are feeling it.’ However when the solar is shining elsewhere, it’s chilly. He can forged fairly a shadow. … It’s not Ben’s job to make me comfortable. The primary factor is these youngsters — and we’re utterly in line with what we hope for them.”
Following their cut up, the Massachusetts native dated Lindsay Shookus from 2017 to 2019, shifting on with his Deep Water costar Ana de Armas from March 2020 to January 2021. Months later, he rekindled his romance with Lopez — whom he was beforehand engaged to between 2002 and 2004.
Garner, for her half, was first linked to businessman John Miller in 2018. Us Weekly broke the information in Might 2021 that the pair reconciled after splitting the earlier August.
“Jen and John are severe,” a supply solely revealed 5 months later. “They’re completely set on a long-term future collectively. They’ve taken their time to get this dedicated. John and Jen are in related locations of their lives and may relate to elevating youngsters after a divorce. They’re on the identical web page and perceive the place issues stand.”
Scroll beneath to relive Affleck and Garner’s romance journey:
