I\u2019m the first to admit that I have somewhat nontraditional taste in men. An impressive and well-paid job? Ugh. Give me a freelance drummer any day! Yet the thing that possibly attracts me most isn\u2019t their looks or their earning potential; rather, it\u2019s their dynamic with their ex-partners.<\/p>\n
As the daughter of parents who worked hard to remain positive about one another after their divorce, it may not be entirely surprising that I\u2019m insanely into men who only have good things to say about their former spouses. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez<\/a> are frequently held up as an ideal of friendship after romantic entanglement; random old photos of them hanging out post-split frequently go viral on social media to this day. But hearing Affleck praise Lopez\u2014as well as his ex-wife and co-parent Jennifer Garner\u2014in a recent interview<\/a> only served to revive my insane crush on him, giant phoenix back tattoo<\/a> and all.<\/p>\n \u201cTo understand Jennifer Lopez, honestly, is to understand somebody who really is a pioneer, who did things when she was told they\u2019re not possible and you\u2019re not welcome, by [a] kind of force of will,\u201d Affleck recently told Jorge and Paola Ramos on their podcast The<\/em> Moment<\/em><\/a>,<\/p>\n