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Catch up on Bennifer with this timeline of their relationship across the ages.
Where else does Ben Affleck meet any of his girlfriends at this point?Raya doesnt exist yet.
I only wish I were lucky enough to be in all your movies.
Signed: With love, respect, and gratitude, Ben Affleck.
July 26, 2002:J.Lo files fordivorcefrom husband No.
2 after a month of separation (but thats a story for a prequel timeline).
But worshipping J.Los backside was a performance choice all his own.
The video went early-2000s viral, so ultimately, exposing themselves to comment on their overexposure backfired.
November 2002:By November, theyre engaged.
Within months of her separation, Ben proposed to Jen at his mothers house in Boston.
So many candles, and vases, bouquets.
And my song Glad was playing …
I walk in and I was just, like, overwhelmed.
I wasnt expecting it, and I was just like, Oh my God.
The ring, a pink diamond the size of Afflecks head, would go down in pop-culture monogamyhistory.
March 2003:Affleck deniesanynotion that he acted on his feelings before J.Lo and Judd separated.
The couple never officially says when they got together, but they doemphasize their innocence.
Shortly after, reports start to suggest Lopez has stopped wearing her million-dollar ring.
Ben himself denied cheating via a spokesperson andreportedly considered suingtheEnquirer.
Due to the excessive media attention surrounding our wedding, we have decided to postpone the date.
January 23, 2004:Dumped, reads the headline fromthe ChicagoTribune.
Jennifer Lopez officially ends the discourse (and her relationship) in a statement to the Associated Press.
I am confirming the reports that Jennifer Lopez has ended her engagement to Ben Affleck, a rep states.
At this difficult time, we ask that you respect her privacy.
That did not happen.
And then they ask why millennials arent having babies.
All the heartache and pain of my recent breakup couldnt have been for nothing, could it?
(Again, thats a timeline for another day.)
INTERMISSION
Twomarriagesandsomebabies
20052018:An entire decade and some change passes byin a Dunkin Donuts coffee-buzz haze.
When they get back, theyquarantineand perform for paparazzi together in Los Angeles, confirming their romance.
March 12, 2021: Sources tell Page Six that A-Rod and J.Lo havesplit up.
March 14, 2021:Except, apparently, sources need to mind their own goddamned business.
All the reports are inaccurate, reads ajoint statementfrom the couple to TMZ.
We are working through some things.
April 15, 2021:Okay, sources might have been onto something.
We will continue to work together and support each other on our shared businesses and projects.
What could go wrong?
For starters, their reunion comes with a big ol disclaimer that theyre friends.
Theyve never not been, a source tellsPage Six.
They picked up where they last left off and are enjoying each others company right now.
And the cycle restarts!
On his wristappears to be the watchhe wore in Jenny From the Block way back when.
Is this an Easter egg just for us?
Is this the real life?
Is this just fantasy?Ben Affleck and JLo were spotted together today in Miami.Bennifer is back!!
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Meanwhile, A-Rod is stepping into a new beginning, according to an new Instagram Story.
I am remaining patient and know that this new phase of my life is coming, heposts.
Its a new dawn, a new day, and Bennifer is feeling good.
Apparently, no gym bros caught it in the background of their mirror selfies.
The duo was photographed cuddling as they arrived at the Pendry Hotel in West Hollywood for dinner.
In footage from the event, J.Los 13-year-old twins, Max and Emme, could also be seen.
According toPeoplespies, Ben and J.Lo held hands under the table as well.
Ben and her kids seemed comfortable together, the source toldPeople.
The kids kept chatting with Ben.
He was smiling and laughing.
They ordered a lot of food to share.
Ben had a Diet Coke.
Just like 20 years ago, Bennifer is going full speed.
She celebrated it just like she spent her b-day in 2002: by kissing Ben Affleck.
The 52-year-old posted a slideshow of photos to Instagram, including one where she and Affleck are kissing.
Bennifer is Instagram official, and it only took 19 years and the creation of the app.
If Bennifer 2.0 is just an act, at least theyre hitting their cues.
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July 26, 2021:J.Lo wears a Ben necklace, in case it wasnt clear.
Almost wish Affleck started wearing a Jen necklace, just to confuse the tabloids.
Cameras flashed, time folded in on itself.
If this is Bennifer acting, its better than any movie either of them have been in.
Bennifer is at the#MetGalapic.twitter.com/AWQFDx7pkE
March 21, 2022:Benniferreportedlybecome homeowners together.
In a short video, she tearfully looks at the giant green ring on her finger.
Thats what we call a full-circle moment, folks.
July 17, 2022:They did it, folks.
In the end it was the best possible wedding we could have imagined, writes J.Aff.
We hope the happy couple got Dunkin Donuts on the way home.
