Jennifer Lopez Helped Ben Affleck Become a 'Family Man Again': 'Very Important to Both' (Exclusive Source)

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s marriage has helped him “become a family man again,” a source close to both of them tells PEOPLE.

Lopez, 55, filed for divorce from Affleck, 52, this week on their second wedding anniversary in Georgia, and a source says family has always come first in their relationship.

“Family is very important to both of them, and they were family people together — and the bond never stops,” the source says of their once-blended family.

Lopez has twins Max and Emma (16) with ex-husband Marc Anthony, while Affleck has three children with ex-wife Jennifer Garner: Violet (18), Seraphina (15) and Samuel (12).

“They are very different people,” the source added of Affleck and Lopez. “She’s super outgoing and wants to go out, and he’s more of an introvert and likes to hang out at home.”

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Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez on the red carpet for “The Last Duel” during the 78th Venice International Film Festival on September 10, 2021.

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Affleck and Garner, 52, were seen returning to Los Angeles together on Tuesday after bringing Violet to college at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, hours before Lopez filed for divorce.

The exes, who a source says are “in a good place” with their co-parenting efforts, were seen leaving the airport together in a car.

Garner has been dating California businessman John Miller on and off since she and Affleck divorced in 2018. A source told PEOPLE this week that Garner is “happy with John.”

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck’s kids ‘top priority, like they always have been’ amid divorce: Exclusive source

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez at the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards on January 7, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.

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Affleck was seen for the first time since Lopez filed for divorce when he stepped out without his wedding ring on his way to an office building in LA on August 20.

Lopez filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court without a lawyer and listed the date of the couple’s separation as April 26 – when she was photographed spending time alone in New York. Affleck has been seen spending time in the same office building in recent weeks, while he and Lopez spent much of the summer on opposite coasts.

Another source told PEOPLE on Aug. 21 that Affleck “has shown no commitment and no interest in making their marriage work” in recent months. “It got to the point that yes [Lopez] He just has to take care of himself,” the source added.

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