In July 2021, pop culture fans thought they’d been sucked into a time warp when former Hollywood exes Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck started dating again.
The last time the two were publicly in a relationship was 2004, right before their split after their postponed wedding. Opening up about her renewed relationship to the press, Jennifer admitted that she’d fallen in love with Ben again and was happy.
Fast-forward to the second half of 2022, and Bennifer is officially married! Fans have predicted a long road ahead filled with happiness for the newlyweds, who some sources claim may be looking to have children together to add to their blended family.
While fans approve of the rekindled romance and the couple seems happy in love (the most important thing), what does Jennifer’s mom, Guadalupe Lopez, have to say about her daughter getting back with her former flame?
What Does Guadalupe Lopez Think Of Ben Affleck?
For many of us, getting our mom’s approval on our love lives means the world. And according to Vanity Fair, Jennifer Lopez has the seal of approval on her relationship with an old flame and new husband Ben Affleck from her mom, Guadalupe Lopez.
The publication reports that Guadalupe more than just “approves” of Ben Affleck for her daughter. She even believes he’s Jennifer’s true love!
“I’ve spoken to her mother, Lupe, about it,” Sunny Hostin of The View said on the talk show in July. “Lupe has always said that Ben is her true love.”
Of course, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have a long history together, so there have been numerous chances for Ben to prove himself to Jennifer’s mom. They were first engaged back in 2002, the year they started dating. They postponed their wedding in 2003 and eventually called it quits in 2004.
During the nearly 20 years since their split, they each married other people and welcomed children. But the couple reunited in July 2021, when they started dating again (much to the delight of fans who supported their relationship the first time around).
When Did Jennifer Lopez And Ben Affleck Get Married?
After rekindling their romance in July 2021, Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck picked up where they left off. In April 2022, Jennifer was spotted wearing an engagement ring on her wedding finger, later confirming through her newsletter that she and Ben were engaged again.
Jennifer later told fans that Ben proposed to her while she was taking a bath: “Did you ever imagine your biggest dream could come true?" she wrote in her newsletter, On the JLo. "Saturday night while at my favorite place on earth (in the bubble bath), my beautiful love got on one knee and proposed.”
She added, “I was taken totally off guard and just looked in his eyes smiling and crying at the same time trying hard to get my head around the fact that after 20 years this was happening all over again, I was quite literally speechless and he said, 'is that a yes?' I said YES of course that's a YES.’"
According to Town and Country, the two got married on July 16, 2022, at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.
Jennifer shared the happy news with fans in her newsletter, writing, "We did it. Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient."
The Second Act star went on to call the ceremony “exactly what we wanted.” She recounted, “Last night we flew to Vegas, stood in line for a license with four other couples, all making the same journey to the wedding capital of the world."
She added that she and Ben shared the same goal as the other couples who attended the chapel to tie the knot: “for the world to recognize us as partners and to declare our love to the world through the ancient and nearly universal symbol of marriage."
Does Jennifer Garner Approve Of Jennifer Lopez And Ben Affleck?
After splitting from Jennifer Lopez in 2004, Ben Affleck married Jennifer Garner in June 2005. They welcomed three children, Violet, Seraphina, and Samuel, before divorcing in 2018.
Despite some fans expressing “pity” for Jennifer Garner after Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck tied the knot, Style Caster reveals that Jennifer Garner is actually completely supportive of the newly married Afflecks.
The website reports that a source told Hollywood Life that Jennifer Garner “congratulated Ben and J.Lo following their Vegas wedding, and she sent them a beautiful bouquet of flowers” which Jennifer Lopez was “really touched by.”
While it was also reported that Ben’s eldest daughter Violet skipped the nuptials out of loyalty to her mother, sources seem to agree that there’s no tension between the two Jennifers.
ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tbTErZ%2Bippeoe6S7zGiuoZmkYrGwsdJmoZ6mnp6zpr6MpaapnapiurC5jK2foqabYq%2BmuoyanZ%2BklZi4cA%3D%3D