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Let\u2019s hope that distance really does make the heart grow fonder<\/p>\n
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Some celebs love a bit of PDA \u2013 and Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are no exception. The only difference is, they prefer to engage in Public Displays of Animosity. Since getting back together in 2021, and getting married the following year, the pair have become known (and have become memes) for their publicly terse and heated exchanges, which they\u2019ve exhibited on numerous occasions \u2013 on the red carpet, at awards dos and, most frequently, in their car. <\/p>\n
And last week the fiery duo were snapped, yet again, having a tense moment behind the wheel. As they parked up their car to chat, photographers caught Ben, 51, gesturing with his hand and speaking intensely to his wife, who looked none too pleased with what he had to say. Indeed, she seemed \u2013 at times \u2013 to grit her teeth and tense her jaw in apparent frustration. Now, we\u2019re told, the couple are reaching the end of their rope and are strategising ways to combat their very up-and-down relationship. They obviously love each other but \u2013 given that they both also love the drama \u2013 they often end up winding each other up when they\u2019re in such close quarters. So, they\u2019re apparently considering a trial separation \u2013 not as a way to end the marriage, but rather as a way to strengthen it. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe honeymoon phase is completely over,\u201d says an insider close to the couple better known as Bennifer, who delighted us all when they go back together two years ago \u2013 two decades since they ended their first engagement. \u201cThey still love each other and want to make it work, but all their issues are coming up and they\u2019re both very stubborn people, so they\u2019re clashing all the time. They\u2019ve been trying for months to find a solution, but so far nothing has worked \u2013 it just seems to be one argument after another. They desperately need to do something to get back on track, and they\u2019ve decided that the best thing they can do is start spending more time apart. They\u2019re not breaking up, but they\u2019ve agreed to give each other more space.\u201d<\/p>\n
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They reunited two years ago<\/p>\n
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The couple\u2019s recent public spat is just the latest in a litany of apparently tense moments, which \u2013 as well as their car-based exchanges \u2013 have included an apparent run-in on the red carpet at Jen\u2019s movie premiere for her film The Mother, and an infamous moment at the Grammy Awards earlier this year. The latter saw Ben looking bored and fed-up at the awards ceremony \u2013 with lip-readers claiming they saw Jen tell Ben, \u201cLook more friendly. Look motivated\u201d \u2013 to which he shot back, \u201cI might.\u201d Ben himself has since referenced the moment, laughing it off as \u201ca husband-and-wife thing\u201d, but that hasn\u2019t done much to quell reports that their marriage isn\u2019t always the fairytale ending that they, and we all, hoped.<\/p>\n
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Ben with first wife Jen<\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, in stark contrast to their tempestuous public displays, Ben has been pictured looking consistently happy and comfortable in the company of his ex-wife, Jennifer Garner, 51. The pair have a famously close relationship and are constantly praised for their exemplary co-parenting techniques, often showing up together to support their children, Violet, 17, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 11. Jen has also been credited with unfailingly supporting her ex-husband, both in his former battles with addiction, as well as his romance woes. She\u2019s now said to be offering him guidance and advice when it comes to ensuring his second marriage goes the distance. <\/p>\n
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Ex Jen is giving Ben marriage advice<\/p>\n
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Recently, the former couple, who were married for 10 years before splitting in 2015, were pictured giving each other a hug in a parked car \u2013 which, given Ben\u2019s love of a car spat, seemed all the more noteworthy. J-lo \u2013 who shares twins Maximilian and Emme, 15, with her ex-Marc Antony \u2013 was away at the time and, rather than getting mad when she saw photos of the interaction, she was apparently glad to see Ben looking so relaxed. What\u2019s more, we\u2019re told that, while she was away, he was attentive and affectionate over the phone, and they got on even better when she returned. According to our source, they\u2019ve reached the conclusion that distance could sometimes be a good thing and, if their relationship is going to work long-term, it could do with a bit of space every once in a while. <\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019ve realised that taking time apart is actually when they need to feel more connected,\u201d says our source. \u201cHopefully, it will be the answer they\u2019ve been searching for, because something\u2019s got to give. Neither of them wants to live this way anymore. Their fights can get very nasty \u2013 they both say hurtful things they don\u2019t mean, and a big part of the problem is that they become so co-dependent straight away. They were rushing to get to the finishing line.\u201d <\/p>\n
What that space means remains to be seen, but our source says they\u2019re considering all options. Now that the writers\u2019 and actors\u2019 strike is over, Ben will be busier again, which should naturally have a better effect on their relationship. However, they may decide to make the space between them even more extreme, for the sake of staying close. We\u2019re told that Ben is even \u201clooking at rental options in LA, while J-Lo may head back east and hang with her mum and sisters.\u201d Our source adds, \u201cThey need to clear their heads, then reassess where they\u2019re at.\u201d <\/p>\n
Let\u2019s hope, for their sake, that distance really does make the heart grow fonder. Then again, this is the couple who split for the first time in 2004, and waited another 17 years to rekindle the romance. Fingers crossed that\u2019s not the kind of space they\u2019ll be needing this time around.<\/p>\n
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