IntheDecemberissueofVogue,JenniferLopezdiscusseshermarriagetoBenAffleckandherdecisiontotakehissurname.
JenniferLopezisoverjoyedtobemarriedtoBenAffleck.
InaDecembercoverinterviewwithVogue,themulti-hyphenatestarrevealedthatwhile“peoplewillstillcallmeJenniferLopez,”her“legalname”followinghermarriagetoBenAffleckthissummer“willbeMrs.Affleckbecausewe’rejoinedtogether.”
“We’reahusbandandwifeteam.
Thatmakesmehappy.
Thatisnotaprobleminmyopinion“Lopez,53,added
Whenaskedifshe’deverwantAffleck,50,totakehersurname,thesingerandactresslaughed.
Assheputit,“No!
It’snotthenorm.
Itlacksanyromanticelements.”
“DoyouknowwhatImean?Itfeelslikeapowermove.”
Lopezstated.
“Ifeelverymuchincontrolofmyownlifeanddestinyasawomanandasaperson.”
LopeztoldVoguethatshe“canunderstandthatpeoplehavefeelingsabout”hernamechoice,andthat“that’sokay,too.”
“Butifyou’rewonderinghowIfeelaboutit,Ijustthinkit’sromantic,”sheexplained.
“Itstillhasasenseoftraditionandromancetome,andperhapsI’mjustthatkindofgirl.”
TheMarryMestaralsodiscussedreunitingwithAffleck,withwhomshewaspreviouslyengagedbeforetheirsplitintheearly2000s.
Theyreunitednearlytwodecadeslater,saying“Ido”inLasVegasthissummerbeforecelebratingtheirweddingwithaceremonyinGeorgiainfrontoffriendsandfamilyjustoveramonthlater.
“Therewasalwaysareallovethere,atruelovethere,”Lopezsaid.
“Peopleinmylifeunderstandthathewasaveryspecialpersoninmylife.
Whenwereconnected,thosefeelingswerestillveryrealtome.”
WhileLopezisn’tsureshe’d“recommend”thewaytheirrelationshiphasevolved“foreverybody,”because“sometimesyououtgroweachother,oryoujustgrowdifferently,”shedidtellVoguethatsheandAffleck“lostandfoundeachother.”
“Nottodismissanythingthathappenedinbetween,becauseallofthosethingswererealaswell,”shecontinued.
“Allwe’veeverwantedwastoreachapointinourliveswherewetrulyfeltthattypeoflovethatyoufeelwhenyou’reveryyoungandwonderifyoucaneverhaveitagain.
Isitpossible?
Isittrue?
AllofthequestionsthatIbelieveeveryonehas.”
Thecoupledatedfortwoyears,causingatabloidfrenzywiththeirrelationship,beforesplittingin2004.
Followingtheirsplit,LopezandAffleckbothpursuednewrelationshipsandstartedfamilies.
LopezwasmarriedtoMarcAnthonyfrom2004to2014,andtheyhavetwindaughters,MaxandEmme,whoarenow14yearsold.
Meanwhile,AffleckwasmarriedtoJenniferGarnerfrom2005to2018,andthecouplehasthreechildren:Violet,16,Seraphina,13,andSamuel,10.
“Yougothroughalltheserelationships,searching,connecting,anddisconnectingwithpeople,andyouwonder,“God,isthisallthereistolife?”
Whataboutacarousel,rollercoaster,orcarnivalride?
Thenitsettlesdown“Lopezstated.
“Butthejourneytothatisamysteryforeveryone,”sheadded.