Jennifer Garner doesn’t rewrite history – she owns it.
Hollywood brides are rarely this transparent. In a candid look at her high-profile affair with Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner pulls back the curtain on the complexities of co-parenting, heartbreak and the “complicated” reality of her ex-husband’s personality.
Despite the split, Garner’s stance on their marriage is still surprisingly firm. talking with Vanity Fairshe made it clear that she doesn’t regret their decades-long reunion.
“I married him and I’d do it again. I’d go back in time and make that decision again. I ran into him on the beach and I’d do it again. You can’t have these three kids and everything we had. He’s the love of my life. What am I going to do about it?”
It’s not exactly closure – it’s honesty.
However, the road to a friendly relationship after divorce has not been without obstacles. Garner describes a personality dynamic that can be as intense as it is isolating.
“He’s just a complicated guy. I always say, ‘When his sun shines on you, you feel it.’ But when the sun shines elsewhere, it’s cold. He can throw some shade.”
The glue that holds it all together? Their three children: Violet, Seraphina and Samuel. Garner admits she’s willing to put personal pride aside for the sake of their family unity, and cites Affleck’s dedication as a father as the ultimate deal-breaker for any lingering bitterness.
“Of course I lost the dream of dancing with my husband at my daughter’s wedding. But you have to see their faces when he walks in the door. And if you see your kids love someone so purely and completely, you become friends with that person.”
