Ben Affleck learned to ‘compromise’ with wife Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck opened up about their relationship in new documentary 'The Greatest Love Story Never Told'

Ben Affleck learned to ‘compromise’ with wife Jennifer Lopez
Ben Affleck learned to ‘compromise’ with wife Jennifer Lopez 

Ben Affleck reflected on how he wanted to keep his relationship with Jennifer Lopez away from the public eye but learned to compromise later on.

In their new Amazon Prime documentary, The Town actor, who rekindled his romance with the This Is Me… Now singer in 2021, nearly 20 years after breaking up with her revealed that, “Getting back together, I said, ‘Listen, one of the things I don’t want is a relationship on social media.’”

The 51-year-old actor added, “Then I sort of realized it’s not a fair thing to ask. It’s sort of like, you’re gonna marry a boat captain and you go, ‘Well, I don’t like the water.’”

He went on to explain, “We’re just two people with different kinds of approaches trying to learn to compromise.”

Meanwhile, Jennifer Lopez also opened up about her husband’s discomfort in the spotlight, which also inspired the Parker actress for her new album, This Is Me…Now and its feature film This Is Me…Now: A Love Story.

“I don’t think [Ben] is very comfortable with me doing all of this,” confessed Jennifer Lopez in her new documentary.

She continued, “But he loves me, he knows I’m an artist, and he’s gonna support me in every way he can because he knows you can’t stop me from making the music I made… he doesn’t want to stop me. But that doesn’t mean he’s comfortable being the muse.”

The Greatest Love Story Never Told, released on February 27, 2024, offers fans the behind-the-scenes glimpses into the making of Jennifer Lopez’s new project.

Directed by Jason Bergh, The Greatest Love Story Never Told includes interviews with the singer’s close knitted circle, as well as her longtime collaborators and producing partners.

The couple got engaged in April 2022 tied the knot in July of the same year in a dreamy Las Vegas wedding.