Jennifer Lopez is embracing a brand new chapter in her life, and in line with some sources, this implies already able to discover the relationship scene once more following her current break up from Ben Affleck.
“Clearly she’s displaying Ben what he’s lacking,” an insider not too long ago shared with In Contact. “She’s by no means regarded—or felt—higher, and she or he’s able to date once more.”
Whereas some may elevate eyebrows on the timing—it’s been lower than three months because the 55-year-old filed for divorce from Affleck—these closest to Lopez seem supportive of her shifting ahead. In accordance with a current report by Leisure Tonight, “Jen’s family and friends need to see her get on the market once more and eventually get her fortunately ever after.”
Nonetheless, the “Jenny from the Block” singer might be taking a extra measured strategy to romance this time round. In a revealing dialog with Interview journal in October 2024, Lopez opened up about the place she stood on the concept of relationship once more post-divorce.
“I used to say I’m a cheerful particular person, however was nonetheless in search of one thing for anyone else to fill,” she mirrored. “And it’s identical to, ‘No, I’m really good.’” The star candidly admitted that her break up from Affleck hit exhausting, sharing that it felt like her “entire f—ing world exploded.”
“You need to be full, if you would like one thing that’s extra full,” she instructed Interview. “You need to be good by yourself. I believed I discovered that, however I didn’t.”
Whereas it appears like J-Lo isn’t seeking to bounce into something critical proper now, one supply tells In Contact that Lopez is “seeking to have some enjoyable,” suggesting that “she’s on the prowl once more.” The insider added that after initially being “devastated” by the breakup, “one thing shifted. She picked herself up and determined to maneuver on. No extra sulking.”
Lopez has by no means shied away from pursuing love, having beforehand been married to Ojani Noa, Cris Judd, and Marc Anthony, together with high-profile relationships with Alex Rodriguez and Sean “Diddy” Combs. Earlier this yr, she described herself as “extra of a love addict or a workaholic than the whole lot else.”
As for Affleck? He seems to be on an identical web page relating to shifting ahead. An insider instructed Leisure Tonight that whereas “Ben has different priorities which might be extra vital…he’s open to [dating].”
For now, Lopez appears centered on private progress and therapeutic. As she instructed Interview, “There’s no arrival level. There’s solely getting higher and rising if you wish to. It’s both rising or dying, and I don’t need to do the dying half.”