Less than two months after Jennifer Lopez rocked headlines with reports she and her Academy Award-winning husband Ben Affleck were calling it quits (again), the ‘Let’s Get Loud’ hitmaker has taken to ‘Interview’ magazine to officially break her silence on the matter.
Tackling the topic head-on, the multi-hyphenate diva left little to the imagination as she explained how she’s “excited” to be single for the first time in her adult life.
More inside.
In a surprisingly candid chat conducted by EMMY-nominated actress and comedienne Nikki Glaser, Lopez – when not dazzling the ‘Interview’ pages in designer duds like Balenciaga, Tom Ford, Dior, and more – opened up about how the turbulent summer changed her perspective on dating.
“Everything that I’ve done over the past 25, 30 years, being in these different challenging situations, what can I f–king do when it’s just me flying on my own … what if I’m just free?” she asked.
And while she admitted singlehood was daunting, even branding the experience as “lonely,” “unfamiliar,” “scary,” “sad,” and “desperate,” J.Lo says she finally understands “being in a relationship doesn’t define” her.
“When you sit in those feelings and go, ‘These things are not going to kill me,’ it’s like, ‘Actually, I am capable of joy and happiness all by myself. Being in a relationship doesn’t define me. I can’t be looking for happiness in other people. I have to have happiness within myself,” she relayed.
Now, Lopez says she wants to focus on her relationship with herself and tap into spirituality more.
“The relationship with yourself, for me, is the relationship with myself being cultivated in this moment and my relationship with God, that I think we tend to get away from at times, when you’re wrapped up with other people. And God has always been such a big part of my life,” she said.
All-in-all, the 55-year-old asserts there are other ways to be happy outside of romance.
“For people who are romantics and love being in relationships and want to grow old with somebody, we think, ‘I have to have that to be whole and happy.’ And you don’t,” she relayed.
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THAT LONG, HUH, TO FIGURE OUT YOU’RE THE PROBLEM AFTER FOUR DIVORCES-THREE OF THEM LASTING UNDER 3 YEARS?!?!?!?!?!?
SHE MAKES ME SAD FOR HER ESPECIALLY WHEN IT SEEMS SHE ONLY MARRIED THREE OF THESE JAKK AZZES FOR THE PUBLICITY IT WOULD BRING!
I’m glad she finally understood that, too many people don’t
Well it is about time she realized this!!!
The negative press has gotten in her head. She’s still lucky though, she dodged a bullet with Ben. He’s a horrible person who makes everyone around him miserable. She’s better off alone than with him.
I Agree with you on Ben Affleck being a horrible person.
HE’S CLEARLY A DRUNKARD & I HAVEN’T FORGIEN HIM FOR BLAMING THE OTHER JENNIFER/HIS 1ST WIFE FOR HIS BEING AN ALCOHOLIC!
It’s MY BELIEF THAT HE ONLY MARRIED JL AS AN ATTEMPT TO RECOUP THE GLORY THEY ONCE HAD IN THE PUBLIC’S EYE OVER 20 YRS AGO, BUT WHEN THAT DIDN’T HAPPEN, HE WANTED OUT OF THE UNION WITH A WOMAN SOOOO DESPERATE FOR THE SPOTLIGHT THAT SHE WOULD IGNORE THAT HE WAS USING HER & THE MARRIAGE TO GET HIS CAREER BACK ON TRACK!
JENNY FROM THE BLOCK SHOULD JUST BE ALONE FOR AWHILE. It’s the ONLY WAY I’ll respect her judgments/choices in partners again.
She is a free queen. Very deep and honest interview tbh . And she glows away from Ben . He is a douchebag
That vag is worn the f*** out so it’s about damn time 😹
THE VERY WORDS THAT I SAID IN MY HEAD BUT DID NOT FEEL LIKE SAYING ALOUD.
Poor Ben. She used him. Ruined her second chance. Anyway her Botox looks 👌🏼
I call BS, she’ll be with someone by Valentine’s Day
I dont think so . She has more priorities now but anyway good for her she cope with her problems
1 BETTER, SHE’LL HAVE A NEW DUDE BY NEW YEARS EVE 2024!