Revealed: Jennifer Lopez May be Cause of Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner"s Divorce

 

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Actor-filmmaker Ben Affleck and actress Jennifer Garner reportedly split after 10 years of marriage because of singer-actress Jennifer Lopez.

 

The A-list couple announced their divorce on June 30 – just a day after their tenth wedding anniversary. FemaleFirst.co.uk quotes one of the couple’s friends as saying that one of the reasons for the break-up was Ben Affleck’s continued friendship with JLo, with whom he was formerly engaged.

 

“Everyone is talking about JLo and Ben and saying it’s inevitable they will get together again at some point. We call them the Richard Burton and Liz Taylor of Hollywood,” the friend said.

 

“They were pretty flirty at the Oscars and have stayed in touch over email. Jennifer Garner never liked it,” he added.

 

Ben Affleck’s drinking habit is speculated to be another reason for the collapse of the couple’s marriage. The actor who quit drinking after a spell in rehab in 2001, started boozing to get into character for his role in Gone Girl. He also missed Jennifer Garner’s birthday in April .

 

The friend explained, “This has been on the cards for some time – it’s a miracle Jen hung on so long.

 

She has really tried but recently Ben has been back to his old self. He was drinking again while filming Gone Girl and has been gambling loads too.”

 

The actors have three children together – Violet (9), Seraphina (6) and Samuel (3).

 

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Is Your Relationship Going Through a Rocky Patch?

No relationship is perfect, and every couple has their fair share of trials and tribulations, but that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t protect your family wellness and wellbeing. Looking after your relationship is a vital part of your happiness and your health, and if you take your eye off the ball then you can find yourself missing the signs that there could be real trouble ahead.

 

How you deal with conflict is the key – every couple has conflict but the way in which you resolve it can signpost the strength of your relationship. You can then find that simple, everyday problems turn into much bigger problems.

 

There are some warning signs that you can look out for, that will tell you if your relationship is in trouble.

 

1) Few arguments ever get resolved. This is a common issue where couples argue about this but are unable to find a resolution to the problem and so they simply drop it again and then it stays unresolved.

 

2) The couple feel like they are walking on eggshells. This can happen when certain topics start to cause problems for the people involved, and so they start to avoid them, and avoid any triggers that may end up raising the topics. This signals a lack of safety in the relationship and puts barriers in the way of communication.

 

3) Finding it hard to reach out for emotional support. When one (or both) sides of the partnership feel emotionally disengaged from the relationship, there can be real problems. If you don’t trust your partner enough to be emotionally vulnerable with them, then there is a risk to the relationship.

 

4) You spend less and less time together. When a couple chooses to spend time apart on a regular basis, this is often as the result of emotional disengagement. If you find that this starts to happen, take it as a warning sign to help you get back on track.

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Why All Couples Have These Holiday Fights

The holidays are a stressful time for family wellness and wellbeing, and nearly all couples have fights during the holidays. What you need to do is just take a step back and think about the bigger picture, as it’s much better in the long run if you can keep your stress levels low.

 

If you look around you, you’ll see holiday stress and relationship dramas everywhere you look – not just with your friends and family but also at work and in the news. Unfortunately, being bombarded with these kinds of negative messages can make you feel nervous and anxious about your own relationship. If you start thinking negatively, it’s far too easy to let all the little things turn into major fights.

 

Instead, you need to totally transform your mindset. Start thinking that the holidays are going to be great, and you are much likely to find that this comes true. Stay connected with your partner, and you are more likely to avoid those holiday blowups that everyone is so susceptible to.

 

One reason why many people fight during the holidays is that it is a time when you are obligated to spend time with family members. You may find that one half of the partnership is looking forward to seeing a long-lost family member whilst the other person in the relationship is resentful about having to spend the holidays with them.

 

A great way to avoid this is to make sure that you don’t plan to spend 24 hours a day with your family. Of course you want to spend time with them, but you don’t need to spend all the time possible with them, especially if you want to keep a happy, healthy balance in your marriage. When making plans for the holidays, make sure that you build in time to escape, just you and your partner, for a bit of one-on-one time together. You can go for a coffee and just have a chance to chat, clear the air and keep on track with your relationship.

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How to Make Sure You Have Hot, Memorable Sex

When was the last time you had a night of raw, sexual intimacy with your partner? Your sex life may be going along quite nicely, but if you don’t allow for occasional nights of passion, your sexual wellness and wellbeing could fade over time.

 

One such couple were John and Susan. Like most couples, when they first got together they enjoyed a very fulfilling and frequent sex life. They said that they could spend the day together doing chores and exercising, and end it on the sofa planning to watch a DVD, but get sidetracked and end up having passionate sex on the settee instead of watching the film.

 

The couple’s early days were filled with frequent, heart-pounding and noisy sex. Both John and Susan had suffered in nearly sexless previous relationships so were more keen than most to explore their sexuality and enjoy their bodies. The passion extended to late night sexy texts, calls, online sex and many, many hours spent in bed.

 

After a while, however, the couple got more comfortable with one another and life become more busy. Susan got a new job and sex became less frequent and more of a forced occasion. John felt deeply threatened by this change in their relationship, and also felt that, mentally, the couple had become somewhat disconnected. He felt that if they had more sex, things would improve between them, but this led to Susan feeling pressurised to have sex, and actually made things worse.

 

John decided to seek help from a therapist, who invited him to try various things such as exercising together, using lubricant or a vibrator together. John also read a number of self-help books, which detailed various positions to try, and also emphasised the importance of taking the pressure off and making sure you have good sex rather than frequent sex.

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Is Couple Yoga Right for Your Relationship?

Yoga is enormously popular as an exercise that people do either individually or in groups. It emphasises slow stretching movements improving flexibility and strengthening your core. Millions of people swear by it and this popularity has only grown over the last few years thanks to the many people taking it up and telling their friends. It’s often seen as a fantastic way to get some experience if you don’t want to do anything strenuous or the traditional exercise such as ball sports, running, visiting the gym or weight lifting. Thankfully many people are catching onto the benefits and it is now considered a reputable exercise that can be recommended. But where do we go from here?

 

Just like the fact that humans need air, food and water if we are to survive, it is well known that we also require the stimulation of touch as one of our basic human needs. Unfortunately, while we are growing up, this fulfilling nourishment that we get from touch is effectively taken from us as we become used to the high-tech world of machines and modems that everyone is now comfortable with. There is a new concept called couple yoga that brings this healing power of touch back to help you and even improve your relationship. It’s true that couple yoga is a truly brilliant way of learning yoga with a partner and bonding more closely too.

 

Couple yoga is a method through which two people begin doing their yoga together and receiving the mutual benefits of touch and becoming even more healthy as the go. This new craze of couple yoga can be done with any one – husband-wife, boyfriend-girlfriend, and anything in between. It’s worth noting that couple yoga could also be a business issue with team building exercises and corporate bonding – in this sense the bonding does not have to be intimate.  As couple yoga is very flexible (and that’s not a pun) there is a choice of the movements that can be decided as per the desires and overall objective of the couple together. There are certain movements and poses that are naturally more intimate that probably wouldn’t be appropriate in a team building situation.

 

It is true that one of the most beautiful and effective form of couple yoga is when your child is your partner. Remember that this can be a fantastic bonding experience that could be great for both of you. Age should really be no bar here, and it’s possible to start yoga with your children from the age of five onwards. You will not only give your child a feel of your presence and sharing, but will also give your child the gift of yoga, which will help them develop into a stronger and more rounded human being due to the overall depth that can be gained from the exercises. Yes, in the long run this can be a very beneficial activity. Your child will help you to bend further and improve our flexibility. This is a good way to connect with your child and help to develop their confidence in themselves and increase their overall trust in you.

 

Couple yoga should be a brilliant experience that can be very beneficial in your life and someone special who you share your life with. Re-experience the joys of touch and feel the incredible bonding that it can help you create. You’ll be able to become more healthy, you’ll feel better about yourself and you’ll create a strong, lasting bond that you will hold as part of your for a lifetime.

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