By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-11-16 16:18:21 | Updated at 2024-11-22 19:29:11
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Jennifer Lopez is refraining from jumping into another relationship so soon after her shock split from Ben Affleck as she learns to put her career first while processing her fourth divorce.
The estranged couple rekindled their romance not long after Lopez, 55, announced her split from former baseball star Alex Rodriguez, 49, in 2021.
The singer, who has not had long periods of being single, is now set on prioritizing herself and has no plans to start dating, despite reports claiming she is 'looking to have some fun,' after filing for divorce from Affleck, 52, in August.
'Jen like most people, would love to have love in her life again,' an insider told DailyMail.com. 'But the one person she has to gis theive time to right now is herself. If something presents itself, then obviously life and love find a way, but she isn't looking to get into any new relationships.
'She is focused on her work and wants 2025 to be the year she gets back to being herself. She isn't actively looking to date right now and is still processing losing Ben again.
Jennifer Lopez is refraining from jumping into another relationship so soon after her shock split from Ben Affleck as she learns to put her career first while processing her fourth divorce
'She likes being in a relationship almost immediately after one ends, but right now she is trying something new and seeing if that works out for her better.'
Earlier this week InTouch claimed that she was 'on the prowl again.'
'Obviously she's showing Ben what he's missing,' a source told the publication. 'She's not looking for a serious relationship – for now – but she is looking to have some fun. She's on the prowl again.'
Addressing the reports, a source told DailyMail.com: 'She doesn't want to get into anything that would be a temporary rebound.'
It comes weeks after she discussed her shock split from Affleck for the first time, and declared: 'You have to be good on your own.'
She gave new insight into their relationship during a sit down with comedian Nikki Glasser for Interview magazine, in which she described her heartbreak as 'sad' and 'scary.'
'You have to be complete, if you want something that's more complete,' Lopez told Glaser.
'You have to be good on your own. I thought I learned that, but I didn't. And then, this summer, I had to be like, 'I need to go off and be on my own. I want to prove to myself that I can do that.''
The singer, 55, who has not had long periods of being single, is now set on prioritizing herself and has no plans to start dating, despite reports claiming she is 'looking to have some fun'
The estranged couple rekindled their romance not long after Lopez announced her split from former baseball star Alex Rodriguez, 49, in 2021 (pictured in May 2018)
In response, the comedian then asked Lopez if that was a 'hard' process - to which she said it absolutely was.
'It feels lonely, unfamiliar, scary. It feels sad. It feels desperate. But when you sit in those feelings and go, 'These things are not going to kill me,' it's like actually, I am capable of joy and happiness all by myself,' Lopez admitted.
'Being in a relationship doesn't define me. I can't be looking for happiness in other people. I have to have happiness within myself. I used to say I'm a happy person but was still looking for something for somebody else to fill, and it's just like, 'No, I'm actually good.''
The singer and actress, who did not name Affleck, added that she is 'not looking for anybody' right now and suggested that her ex did not embrace all her flaws.
Since the split, Lopez has been flying solo on red carpets, including a screening of her new film Unstoppable, which was produced by Affleck, in London last week.
She also looked stunning at the Wicked premiere this weekend.
'She likes being in a relationship almost immediately after one ends, but right now she is trying something new and seeing if that works out for her better,' a source told DailyMail.com
Lopez's August 20 divorce filing came after months of speculation that the A-list couple were on the rocks.
The On the Floor singer filed on the two-year anniversary of their nuptials at Affleck's estate outside of Savannah, Georgia.
Lopez and Affleck made headlines in 2021 when they rekindled their romance, nearly 17 years after calling off their original engagement and postponing their September 2003 wedding.
In April 2021, reports surfaced that the musician and the Oscar-winning director were reconnecting after Lopez's breakup with former MLB star Rodriguez.
The couple confirmed their relationship on Instagram that July and made their red carpet return at the 2021 Venice Film Festival, and subsequently exchanged vows at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas on July 16, 2022.
Lopez is mother to 16-year-old twins, Max and Emme, from her marriage to Marc Anthony, 56, which lasted from 2004 to 2014 (pictured in 2010)
Lopez is mother to 16-year-old twins, Max and Emme, from her marriage to Marc Anthony, 56, which lasted from 2004 to 2014.
She then started dating Beau 'Casper' Smart just four months after splitting from Anthony. They had an on-off relationship until 2016 when they finally called it quits.
Lopez went on to briefly date Drake before meeting Rodriguez.
She was also previously married to Cris Judd from 2001 to 2003 and Ojani Noa from 1997 to 1998.
