Jennifer Lopez says she and Ben Affleck did not break up the day they postponed their marriage ceremony in 2003 … as an alternative, they cut up properly into the aftermath of the beautiful delay.

The singer-songwriter spoke with Zane Lowe throughout an Apple Music interview and revealed the couple could have been headed down the trail to breaking apart once they referred to as their marriage ceremony off, however they stayed collectively for some time later … making an attempt to make their coupling final.

JL stated the marriage delay sparked doubt in each herself and BA about “what our relationship was and the place it was going” and — though she knew she needed to be with him endlessly — she felt their marriage wasn’t going to make it the gap.

Lopez defined they weren’t “mature” sufficient to make the connection work regardless of their repeated makes an attempt … and she or he added they had been beneath the impression individuals broke up when “issues get onerous” — so that they went their separate methods.

Good factor too … ‘trigger Lopez says they each wanted to go discover love and make households with different individuals earlier than they might actually work at being a pair once more.

Bear in mind … within the time after “Bennifer” broke up and earlier than they reconciled, Lopez married singer Marc Anthony and had two youngsters whereas Affleck attached together with his “Daredevil” costar Jennifer Garner resulting in a trio of kids.

Lopez stated she and Ben each felt extra assured in themselves as people once they bought again collectively … and this time the connection appears everlasting with the 2 formally tying the knot in 2022.

Absence makes the guts develop fonder … no less than it appears to have for Ben and Jen!