Jennifer Lopez Shares How She Responds to 'Hardships' After Divorce From Ben Affleck
Aimée Lutkin
December 22, 2024 at 8:42 PM
On Friday, Jennifer Lopez opened up in a new interview with British Vogue, discussing how she approaches "hardships" in the wake of her divorce from Ben Affleck.
"I think the way I overcome things is not by thinking of them as happening to me but happening for me and what is the lesson that needs to be learned in the moment," the star explained. "When I think of things that way and stay in a kind of a more positive mindset about it, it's easier to kind of embrace it for the lesson that it is."
She continued, "Because that's really what our hardships are in life. What am I supposed to learn here? There are no coincidences. This is not happening, you know, just randomly. It's happening for a reason."
Ultimately, the Unstoppable star believes there's a reason for everything.
"What can I learn and how can I come out the other side better, stronger, more knowledgeable and kind of evolve and grow from this point?" J.Lo concluded.
The star made similar comments in October in her Interview magazine profile, explaining that she feels she's learned certain lessons many times before they got through.
"I think to myself, 'Thank you, god. I'm sorry it took me so long. I'm sorry that you had to do this to me so many times. I should have learned it two or three times ago. I get it,'" she shared, adding she learned that she is "capable of joy and happiness."
The former couple were recently seen together again while attending a school play earlier this month, along with Affleck's first ex-wife, Jennifer Garner. They each had children in the play as their kids are enrolled in the same school. Page Six reported at the time that Lopez and Affleck "have every intention of continuing to be in each other's lives despite not being romantically involved."
The insider added, "Ben and Jennifer are still connected and they do communicate when it involves their kids."
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