Jennifer Lopez is not chasing love right now. She is protecting her peace. Nearly one year after finalizing her divorce from Ben Affleck, the global superstar is staying happily single and fully focused on what matters most to her right now, her kids and her career.
Sources told People that Lopez is not dating anyone at the moment. Her priority list is simple and powerful, including work, family, and stability. The insider shared that she is happy and content, which might be the most refreshing update anyone could hear in a celebrity world that thrives on chaos. Instead of rushing into the next headline romance, Lopez is choosing calm, clarity, and control.
A Season of Self-Focus and Emotional Clarity
At 56, Jennifer Lopez is in a different chapter. She shares 17-year-old twins Max and Emme with her ex-husband Marc Anthony, and they are the emotional center of her universe. Anyone who has followed her journey knows she is deeply hands-on as a mom. School moments, music moments, quiet home moments, she shows up for all of it.
That focus on her children is not random. It connects to something Lopez opened up about in a powerful and vulnerable moment last fall. During an October interview with Howard Stern, she spoke about love in a way that stopped people in their tracks. Lopez said she does not believe she has ever truly been loved in the way she needed. “What I learned, I learned that it’s not that I’m not lovable, it’s that they’re not capable. … They don’t have it in them,” she shared. “They need to appreciate the little person inside of them. They need to love them.”
Jennifer Lopez Opens Up About Love and What Was Missing
She made it clear it didn’t work, not because she was unlovable. It was because her partners were not capable. The singer said her four different ex-husbands gave her “what they had.” “They gave me all of it, every time — all the rings, all the things I could ever want, right? Tried to give me the houses, the rings, the marriage — all of it,” she explained.
That emotional clarity is likely why she is not rushing back into the dating pool. Lopez has been in the public eye for decades, and so has her love life. Every relationship, every breakup, every reunion has been treated like a global event. But this time, she is not performing anything. She is just living.
Her most recent marriage to Affleck ended quietly and respectfully. Lopez filed for divorce in August 2024 after two years of marriage, and the split was finalized in January.
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Keep Things Civil
Even more telling is how they have handled life after the breakup. Lopez and Affleck have been spotted together multiple times since the divorce, and the tone has been calm and grown-up. Most recently, JLo was seen holiday shopping together in Brentwood, California, with Affleck’s 12-year-old son, Samuel.
Lopez even picked out gifts for Affleck’s kids. Affleck shares Samuel, Fin, 16, and Violet, 20, with his ex-wife Jennifer Garner.
Right now, Jennifer Lopez is not chasing butterflies. She is building a life that feels steady, joyful, and grounded. She is pouring herself into her work, which continues to thrive. She is pouring herself into her children, who are growing up faster than anyone can keep up with. And she is pouring herself into becoming the most whole version of herself.