A Timeline Of Jennifer Garner’s Relationships

While all seemed well on the surface, Jennifer Garner’s marriage to Ben Affleck was plagued by difficulties. Among them was Affleck’s drinking, which he admitted was a factor in the downfall of the marriage. He told Howard Stern, “I was like ‘I can’t leave ’cause of my kids, but I’m not happy, what do I do?’ What I did was drink a bottle of scotch and fall asleep on the couch, which turned out not to be the solution” (via People).

Another troubling revelation came in 2015 when Garner and Affleck’s nanny, Christine Ouzounian, told friends she’d had an affair with Affleck. “Christine is in love with him,” a source told People. Affleck denied these reports, and a rep for the actor said, “The story is complete garbage and full of lies.”

Garner and Affleck announced their split in June 2015, and their divorce was finalized in 2018. It seems both parties were heartbroken over the marriage ending. “The biggest regret of my life is this divorce,” the Affleck told The New York Times in February 2020. In a candid interview with Vanity Fair in 2016, Garner said, “I didn’t marry the big fat movie star; I married him. And I would go back and remake that decision. I ran down the beach to him, and I would again.” She added, “You can’t have these three babies and so much of what we had. He’s the love of my life.”