Ben Affleck And Jennifer Garner Were Doomed From The Start? Sources Reveal Details


When Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner announced that they were splitting up after 10 years of marriage, most outlets claimed love is dead, but were they doomed from the start? The shock was over the fact that the couple’s image was squeaky clean, but according to sources, Garner was attracted to Ben’s “bad boy” past.

Sources told People Magazine that Garner was well aware of Ben’s past, which had been told over and over again in tabloid form during the Bennifer era with Jennifer Lopez.

“She was clean-cut and seemed to be attracted to that part of him – the ‘bad boy. Jen knew what she was getting into when she met Ben,” said a source.

Even though she was aware that being with Ben was a bit of a gamble, she stuck with it, and they were good at first.

One of Garner’s friends said, “Ben is very charming and he can turn it on. Their relationship in the beginning was a good one.”

That said, their personalities were too different, and slowly but surely they both figured that out. According to the source, Garner was “fed up” with Affleck’s behavior, while other friends say that Garner was actually too “controlling.” These two sides of what caused the divorce are the biggest theories that outlets are running with these days.

The first is that Affleck fell off the wagon after years of sobriety. He went to rehab for substance abuse and gambling back in 2001 but had been very vocal about powering through it. That said, something slipped between 2005 and now because there’s a theory that it was Affleck’s boozing and gambling that became too much for Garner. Affleck’s source has since denied cheating allegations that outlets have ran with too.

The other side of the story comes from close friends that say Garner asked for too much in the marriage. According to this theory, Garner didn’t think Ben was a present husband even though Ben tried to balance his busy work schedule with his soaring career. Another part of this story is that Garner wanted to get back to work and get herself out of Ben’s shadow, but whenever she gave interviews, she really seemed content in being a mother to their children.

Throughout these stories, neither sources are disputing the fact that they’re good parents. In fact, that seems to be the only common thread in all of the theories, that the couple, despite their differences, really want to put up an amicable front for the sake of their children.

This falls in line with their trip to the Bahamas, which they took a day before news hit. After having some family time with their three children, the two parted, but only briefly. Jennifer took the kids to Atlanta as she had to start filming, and a day or two later, Affleck joined the family. As we know Affleck now has a guest house that he’s staying at in Brentwood, which is on the same property as the house he bought with Jennifer.

Affleck will have to depart the family once more when he makes an appearance on Saturday at the San Diego Comic-Con to promote his film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. It’s said that a panel and autograph session will happen, though no one is sure about the time.

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