Jennifer LopezandBen Affleckare committed to seeing each other despite living on opposite coasts.The pair are prepared to make long distance work, after Affleck, 48, was recently photographedvisiting Lopez, 51, in Miami. “Ben will be in Miami for a few days,” a source tells PEOPLE. “They are having fun and want to spend as much time together as possible.““They will travel back and forth as much as they can to make things work,” the source adds. “They don’t want to hide anymore. They are both excited about their relationship. They want to make sure they do everything they can to make this work. Jennifer is incredibly happy. She feels like she can just be herself around Ben.“Their recent outing comes after theyreconnected during her trip to Los Angeles, another source told PEOPLE. TheHustlersstar “spent time with Ben” during the her time in the city. “They have kept in touch every day since their Montana trip,” the insider said. “Jennifer is doing well. She seems very happy and excited about her future."‘Lopez and Affleck were previouslyspotted outside her L.A. homein late April, following her split withAlex Rodriguez, 45. They laterenjoyed a getaway to Montana, where they were spotted driving together on May 8, according to sources.Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in 2003.Vince Bucci/GettyThe pair dated in 2002, before getting engaged later that year. They postponed their September 2003 wedding, just days before they were set to walk down the aisle, and they officially split in January 2004. The couple met on the set of their 2003 movieGigli, and they also appeared together in 2004’sJersey Girl.Lopez told PEOPLE in 2016 that she and Affleck “didn’ttryto have a public relationship” the first time around. “We just happened to be together at the birth of the tabloids, and it was like ‘Oh my God.’ It was just a lot of pressure,” shesaid at the time.Listen below toour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Dayfor more onJennifer LopezandBen Affleck.They recently reconnected when “Benreached out to Jennifer as a friend,” a source told PEOPLE. “He was basically checking up on her,” added the source. “He was single and thought she might be single, too.“RELATED VIDEO:Jennifer Lopez’Had a Great Time’ withBen Affleckin Montana: ‘She Is Happy with Him’Their reunion comes after Lopez and then-fiancé Rodriguez announced in March that they were working through some things, before they officially broke up in April. Affleck previously split with then-girlfriendAna de Armas, 33, in January, after they were first romantically linked in early 2020.
Jennifer LopezandBen Affleckare committed to seeing each other despite living on opposite coasts.
The pair are prepared to make long distance work, after Affleck, 48, was recently photographedvisiting Lopez, 51, in Miami. “Ben will be in Miami for a few days,” a source tells PEOPLE. “They are having fun and want to spend as much time together as possible.”
“They will travel back and forth as much as they can to make things work,” the source adds. “They don’t want to hide anymore. They are both excited about their relationship. They want to make sure they do everything they can to make this work. Jennifer is incredibly happy. She feels like she can just be herself around Ben.”
Their recent outing comes after theyreconnected during her trip to Los Angeles, another source told PEOPLE. TheHustlersstar “spent time with Ben” during the her time in the city. “They have kept in touch every day since their Montana trip,” the insider said. “Jennifer is doing well. She seems very happy and excited about her future."’
Lopez and Affleck were previouslyspotted outside her L.A. homein late April, following her split withAlex Rodriguez, 45. They laterenjoyed a getaway to Montana, where they were spotted driving together on May 8, according to sources.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in 2003.Vince Bucci/Getty
The pair dated in 2002, before getting engaged later that year. They postponed their September 2003 wedding, just days before they were set to walk down the aisle, and they officially split in January 2004. The couple met on the set of their 2003 movieGigli, and they also appeared together in 2004’sJersey Girl.
Lopez told PEOPLE in 2016 that she and Affleck “didn’ttryto have a public relationship” the first time around. “We just happened to be together at the birth of the tabloids, and it was like ‘Oh my God.’ It was just a lot of pressure,” shesaid at the time.
Listen below toour daily podcast PEOPLE Every Dayfor more onJennifer LopezandBen Affleck.
They recently reconnected when “Benreached out to Jennifer as a friend,” a source told PEOPLE. “He was basically checking up on her,” added the source. “He was single and thought she might be single, too.”
RELATED VIDEO:Jennifer Lopez’Had a Great Time' withBen Affleckin Montana: ‘She Is Happy with Him’
Their reunion comes after Lopez and then-fiancé Rodriguez announced in March that they were working through some things, before they officially broke up in April. Affleck previously split with then-girlfriendAna de Armas, 33, in January, after they were first romantically linked in early 2020.
source: people.com
