J.Lo “Doesn’t Want” to See Ben Affleck All the Time But There’s a Major Reason They Can’t Fully Part Ways

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck have been divorced for a minute, but apparently they still spend a lot of time together, and it’s less than ideal.“Their children keep them connected; they just can't escape each other,” a source tells The Daily Mail. “Usually, exes are allowed to say adios and head in opposite directions after the divorce is finalized, but not these two. She really doesn't want to have to see Ben all the time. It is a reminder of what they lost, but she would do anything for her kids, so she sucks it up.”Apparently, the former couple’s kids are hanging out pretty consistently for “lunches, concerts, pool parties, vacations, sleepovers, all of it,” and now they’re navigating them wanting to be near each other for college.Add Cosmopolitan as a preferred source in your Google search results.Use your Google account to add this to your settings.“Jennifer and Ben have been forced to have many conversations over this as the kids don't like being separated,” the insider said. “For the next year, Ben and Jen have promised to fly the kids back and forth a ton, with time in both New York, where Oskar will be, and Los Angeles, where Fin will be.”Oskar and Fin are especially close, and when Jen and Ben split in 2024, “Oskar and Fin dug in their heels and insisted they would still be best friends. And Ben and Jennifer said OK, no problem. She appreciates the connection that Fin and Oskar have and supports them no matter what. Jennifer is a great mom.”As for Jen having to see Ben all the time, the source says, “she deals with it,” noting that Ben has a “prickly side” and “can be tough.”Oh, and J.Lo reportedly makes “a comment or two about her heartbreak over Ben” in her upcoming documentary The JLo Show. As the source put it, “She will take subtle digs at Ben and bring up being a single working mom. She will keep it classy, though.”