Ben Affleck still 'touches base' with Jennifer Lopez

[Novice]

I don't.

1. I doubt very seriously he doesn't want to be a father! Three kids in and you think he's just discovered that he doesn't want kids? Hell, he may not be too bright but I bet even he knows how to prvent a housefull of kids!
2. Maybe he got tired of J-lo shitting the bed? Some people get tired of scat...

Someone obviously didn't read the HR article, he's all about his kids in that.

I didn't expect them to last this long but he does appear to be enjoying fatherhood....

[Sarzy]

I hate it when someone says 'touches base' it's such an annoying phrase!!
Erm, carry on.

[Seapharris7]

I think Ben & Jen look like they love being parents, hell, maybe that's all there really is left. It's not like we havent heard about two people staying really good friends & being good co-parents even if the hot romance is dead between them...

[louiswinthorpe111]

^^I think that's called most marriages. I can name 5 couples I know personally who are like that.

[Neve]

For everyone who wants to say something against my favourite couple:

This looks really staged to me.

[witchcurlgirl]

oh bambi, you're still not fucking ben affleck.

[MsDark]

Look, if you stay with anybody forever, and this is coming from not so much my experience but directly from people I know who have been married for waaaay longer than my 13 years, like 30-40-50+ years, the "hot romance" is not always burning full force at all times. If anything, it waxes and wanes. So even if they are into primarily their kids...who are still little...right now, I'm not gonna assume they have a "bad" marriage.

People like Jennifer Lopez (and truthfully most celebs) divorce when the hot romance wears off and the SO starts aggravating the shit out of them.

[Neve]

oh bambi, you're still not fucking ben affleck.

? Is this directed towards me?

Look, if you stay with anybody forever, and this is coming from not so much my experience but directly from people I know who have been married for waaaay longer than my 13 years, like 30-40-50+ years, the "hot romance" is not always burning full force at all times. If anything, it waxes and wanes. So even if they are into primarily their kids...who are still little...right now, I'm not gonna assume they have a "bad" marriage.

I agree that happens with a lot of marriages and the relationship can still be good. I don't get that impression with this couple. Time will tell.

[MsDark]

How can you get any sort of impression with this couple you don't even know? I see them together, that's what I do know. Sometimes they look happy, like here. Sometimes they look like they have sticks up their ass. But that could just as easily be down to being irked at getting followed around and photographed while dressed down instead of looking like the stars that they are and trying to do shit like go to the grocery store with a couple of whiny ass kids in tow while people are watching their asses and anything whatsoever that appears negative will be all over the rags the next day.

I'm glad my husband and I are not famous. They'd have us on the verge of divorce because my husband naturally has those thick brows that are coming back into style which quite often looks like he's wearing an eat-shit-and-die expression on his face (sometimes people will look at him and ask "what's wrong?" ) when nothing whatsoever is wrong.

[Neve]

My impression is based on Ben's comments and blind items. We can agree to disagree. No biggie.

[MsDark]

There's nothing to agree or disagree about. You could be right. I just don't think you've got a lot to go on.

[BelledeJour]

My impression is based on Ben's comments and blind items. We can agree to disagree. No biggie.

Well, who says that those blind items are always right?

[Neve]

Well, who says that those blind items are always right?

No one. But the blind items aren't necessarily always wrong either.

[witchcurlgirl]

Meh, most people don't even know what goes on inside their closest friends' marriages.

[Mel1973]

Lawd baby is not amused with this thread.