Ready for eternity. Ben Affleck made his intentions clear when he proposed it Jennifer Lopez for the second time years after their first engagement.
The 53-year-old Jenny From the Block artist revealed that her now-husband, 50, wrote a romantic message on the ring he used to pop the question in April. “Don’t. Go. Anywhere,” she told Apple Music Zane Lowe during a candid interview published on Monday, November 28th. “Because that’s how he signed his emails when we started talking again. Like ‘Don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere.’”
Lopez and the argon Directors were engaged in the early 2000s but pulled the plug at their 2003 wedding due to increased media attention. That Gigli Co-stars called it quits the following year and they each married different people. That hustlers The actress welcomed twins Emme and Max, now 14, with her MarcAnthonywhile Affleck shares three children with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner: Violet, 16, Seraphina, 13, and Samuel, 10.
Us weekly confirmed in May 2021 that the Grammy nominee and the Ex girlfriend The actor was “heavy on dates” after their split. Alex Rodriguez. Before Affleck got down on one knee, a source said exclusively Us that the couple already had big ideas for their dream wedding.
“Both Ben and Jen want their wedding to be an in-depth declaration of their love story for their friends and family,” the source said in December 2021. “They really want it [everyone] having a good time. They want it to be intimate but flawless.”
The two shocked fans the following July when they tied the knot in a low-key ceremony in Las Vegas. “They both thought it was a fun and casual way to tie the knot,” an insider said exclusively Us the surprise wedding.
A month later, Affleck and Lopez’s friends and family reunited for a second wedding in Georgia. The couple have since shared rare glimpses into their lives as newlyweds – and haven’t been shy about gushing about their unique love story.
“I’ve always felt like there was real love, true love,” said the JLo Beauty founder Fashion in her December 2022 cover story. “People in my life know that he was a very, very special person in my life. When we met again, those feelings were still very real to me.”
When it comes to bringing their families together, the duo haven’t tried to rush. “Transition is a process that has to be handled with so much care,” she told the outlet, explaining how their respective children have adjusted to the marriage. “You have so many feelings. They are teenagers. But so far it’s going really well. What I hope to cultivate with our family is that his children have a new ally in me and my children have a new ally in him, someone who truly loves and cares for them but has a different perspective and help me can see things that I can. I don’t see it with my kids because I’m so emotionally attached.
That second act Star and the Oscar winner recently celebrated their first Thanksgiving as a married couple and shared a rare glimpse of life at home with their kids. “This is… Thanksgiving Holiday,” Lopez captioned an Instagram video on Sunday, Nov. 27, documenting the festive traditions with extended family members.