Opposites may attract, but they don’t always last. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are two “very different people” who ultimately couldn’t make their marriage work. But that doesn’t mean their love story wasn’t real.
They “really loved each other — and it happened quickly,” an insider told People on Thursday. Lopez and Affleck rekindled their romance in April 2021 — nearly 18 years after they almost tied the knot — and got married not once but twice in 2022. “They were really going to give it a try, and they did,” added the source.
“These are two people who are in love with love, and who wouldn’t jump into that? And the world wanted it.” The insider also shared that Lopez and Affleck are “very different people.” “She’s super public and wants to go out, and he’s more of an introvert and is happy to hang out at home,” they said.
The “Hustlers” actress “tried really hard to make things work, and is heartbroken,” the source told People following their split. Lopez pulled the plug on their short-lived marriage by filing for divorce on Tuesday, August 20 — the anniversary of their second wedding ceremony, allegedly because she wanted it to “sting.” Affleck was hesitant to speak about their relationship in detail, sharing with the Wall Street Journal in December 2021, “One of the harder lessons that I have learned is that it’s not wise to share everything with the world.
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