Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck ‘s incompatibility ultimately is what led to their split. “It was more and more apparent they weren’t a good match,” a source exclusively tells Us Weekly about how Lopez, 55, and Affleck, 52, tried to “make it work” by going to therapy. “It boiled down to [the fact that] they are two different people.
” According to the insider, the estranged couple chose to separate after they realized they weren’t on the same page. “She came to the realization things weren’t going to change and they were incompatible,” the source adds. “Spending time apart — it became obvious it wouldn’t work.
” Us confirmed on Tuesday, August 20, that Lopez filed for divorce on the two-year anniversary of her and Affleck’s Georgia wedding ceremony. She listed the date of separation as April 26, submitting the filing herself instead of through an attorney. Lopez and Affleck’s different outlooks on life ultimately caused them to drift apart ahead of the divorce filing.
“Jennifer loves luxury, mansions, jets, yachts, red carpets and all things glamorous. Ben has never liked those things,” the source notes to Us . “Unless he is promoting work, he doesn’t like the spotlight.
” And the millions spent on their over-the-top mansion was a factor that spelled the end for the couple. “If there was one final straw, it was Jennifer convincing Ben to buy that massive mansion,” says the second source. “It wasn’t what he wanted or who he is.
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