Nostalgia is a trap of the mind; it’s easy to believe that things were better than they are in the present or than they ever have been or ever will be. But sometimes, the past really was better and a return is only an upgrade. This idea is the basis for most time travel movies and it is also behind Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s re-coupling.
Bad movies aside, during her relationship with Affleck, who has only grown hotter in the decade-plus since they’ve been apart, JLo had some of her best red carpet fits,This Is Me...ThenCould any of this have happened without her relationship with Ben Affleck? Probably not. We can argue that Bennifer was the birth of the now well-known level-up relationship, wwhile simultaneously creating a joint empire.
Affleck was an Oscar winner and minted household name at this point in his career and Lopez was not going to be outdone or outshone by her partner. Lopez is above all things, a chameleon which is why her fame has lasted this long despite her challenges as a singer and thespian. She can easily align with whatever is hot at the moment andAdvertisement
Between 2002-2004 Affleck was working like the rent was due and he spent it all at the club the night before. He starred in eight films and produced a handful of other projects and who do we have to thank for this? Jennifer I’d Rather Work Than Sleep Lopez. Unlike some other pairings both have been in, this relationship was mutually beneficial. They brightened each other’s stars and now they’re both established, richer than some small countries, and wiser.
So it is up to us, the general population, to embrace this relic from the past and invite Bennifer back into our lives with the hopes that it will usher in a new, happier time where you went to theaters to see bad movies and music videos actually had stories as opposed to being abstract art. But moreover, if they settle down we no longer have to think about JLo’s relationships and which version of herself she’ll be cosplaying next.