Ben Affleck And Jennifer Garner Reunion? Is It Ever Okay To Get Back With An Ex?
NO RECYCLING! That’s what we’ve always heard when it comes to getting back with exes. But there are circumstances when revisiting that old romance isn’t necessarily a bad thing and in fact, it could be the love you’ve always wanted. Before I get to that, let’s take a look at Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner because they are the inspiration for my post today.
The story circulating this morning is that Ben and Jen have been spending a lot of time together lately, because of their kids. They took their son Samuel on a paint ball trip but they were photographed getting very cozy and handsy with each other which has social media talking. Ben and Jen broke up in 2015. They were married in 2005 and had three children together. At the time, Ben seemed to have a lot of growing up to do but the couple coparented very well together and still do.
So when is it okay to get back with an ex? How about if you both grew up? Maybe the relationship didn’t work prior because you both had a LOT of growing to do. Mentally, spiritually…many of us take a LONG time fully developing into the people we are today and if you look back, you are most definitely NOT the same person you were 10, 20 years ago. Sometimes, you have fixed and repaired some of the broke aspects of your life that made it impossible for you to fully give yourself to someone else. And now is the time to try again, when you are fully ready and prepared to embrace the success of that relationship.
It’s also okay if the timing is right this time. Maybe one or both of you were going through something traumatic and just couldn’t see yourselves in a relationship at the time. Maybe you just weren’t at a place in your life where you could fully give yourself to someone else? But now, you can. Having the time and energy to fully give yourself is one of the most important aspects of any relationship.
To quote some of our listeners: Heather Cullen said “I married mine. We broke up for a year, got back together and here we are, two kids later.”
Amanda Carr said “No. You broke up with them for a reason. Most times you break up, issues are unresolved. So when you get back with an ex, those issues are still going to be there regardless of how many times you say. “No, it won’t” it will lol”
This topic will always be debated. We will always have examples of people it worked out for and those it didn’t. In Ben’s case, it didn’t work with Jennifer Lopez, but maybe with his “other Jen,” he’ll have a better chance. We can only wait and see.
