Insiders say Affleck, 52, was irritated when Lopez, 55, took to Instagram final month to inform her followers that “self-love don’t value a factor” on Valentine’s Day – in what many believed to be a thinly-veiled dig at her ex.
He is additionally been spending elevated time with 52-year-old Garner and their youngsters, Violet, 19, Fin, 16, and Samuel, 13.
An insider advised us: “Ben’s actually making an attempt to be the understanding ex, however come on… J.Lo is a complete movie star, and he is aware of the stress’s on for her to spill some tea about their relationship finally.
“However what actually grinds his gears? It’s these sneaky little social media posts of hers that appear to only dangle hints about their previous romance, figuring out full properly that everybody’s gonna soar to conclusions and join the dots again to him. Truthfully, he needs she’d simply maintain it non-public and discuss to somebody in her internal circle as a substitute of taking part in coy together with her followers.
“It’s tremendous annoying as a result of she doesn’t even point out his identify outright, insisting it wasn’t her intention to make waves. However that doesn’t fly with him—he’s severely over it. Their entire dynamic actually highlights why they only aren’t a very good match anymore.
“Ben would like to act shocked about Jen’s entire play the sufferer” act and flaunting her single standing, however shock, shock—he isn’t. Deep down, he is aware of she thrives on validation, and guess what? She’s not getting it from him. He’s been pulling again large time, dodging her messages and form of ghosting her recently.
“It looks as if he’s making an attempt to slip into this new low-key vibe the place they barely work together. He’d be all the way down to revive some form of friendship, however let’s be actual, that appears fairly far-fetched proper now. It’s clear that J.Lo nonetheless feels completely wronged in all of this drama.”