Jennifer Lopez admits her divorce from Ben Affleck ‘happened for a reason’

“I think the way I get over things is by not thinking about what’s happening to me, but what’s happening to me and what lessons need to be learned in the moment,” Lopez explained.

“When I think about things that way and be in a more positive mindset about it, it becomes easier to embrace it for the lesson that it is.”

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“Because these are really the difficulties of our lives. What do I have to learn here?” He said. “There are no coincidences. You know, it’s not happening, just like that. This is happening for a reason. What can I learn and how can I grow and move forward from this point, better, stronger, more knowledgeable?

JLo reflects on rekindled romance with Affleck

The Atlas star also touched on her perspective on giving her relationship with Affleck a second chance. 17 years after their initial breakup, the two rekindled their romance in 2021, but later parted ways again. “That doesn’t mean it didn’t take me out almost forever,” he said in conversation with Nikki Glaser for Interview magazine.

“It’s almost done. But now, on the other side of it, I think to myself, ‘Hey, this is what I needed.’ Thank God. I’m sorry it took me so long. I’m sorry you had to do this to me so many times. I should have learned it two or three times earlier. I understood. You had to hit my head really hard with a hammer. You dropped the house on me. Won’t have to do it again.

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Notably, on August 20, the two-year anniversary of her Georgia wedding to Affleck, she filed a petition for dissolution of their marriage in Los Angeles County Superior Court.