Ben Affleck was photographed outside a Los Angeles playhouse with both of his ex-wives, Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Lopez. However, according to news outlets, Affleck did not interact with Lopez and was seen speaking to different groups of people outside. It is unclear if Ben and Jennifer talked to each other while they were inside.Ben Affleck was seen entering the playhouse with his 13-year-old son, Samuel, and Garner. While Ben was not spotted talking to the Shotgun Wedding actress, his son was seen laughing and conversing with her.On the other hand, Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck have remained cordial all these years, despite their divorce in 2015. The Yes Day actress has supported Ben Affleck throughout these years while he was dealing with addiction and rehabilitation. As for their three children, they have been co-parenting them for almost a decade.Keep reading as we deep dive into Ben Affleck's relationship timeline with both of his ex-wives.Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's relationship timelineBefore Ben Affleck married Jennifer Garner, he was engaged to Jennifer Lopez, but they called off the wedding. Here is a brief timeline of Affleck and Garner's decade-long marriage.Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner met in 2000 while they were filming Pearl Harbor. At the time of their first meeting, Garner was married to Scott Foley. However, the pair were reunited in another film, Daredevil (2003). On their second onscreen meeting, Jennifer was still together with Foley, and Ben was engaged to Jennifer Lopez.The following year, the pair were spotted at a Boston Red Sox World Series game together. In an interview with Parade Magazine, Jennifer Garner shared how their relationship began. She said:"Well, it helped that we were both single at the time... He's a very good writer ... He's a very persuasive writer."Just a year into their relationship, Ben Affleck asked Jennifer to marry him while they were celebrating her 33rd birthday in April. A month later, the couple announced that they got married in Turks and Caicos in 2009, and revealed that they were expecting their first child.Today, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner share three children: Violet Anne Affleck, Seraphina Rose Elizabeth, and a son, Samuel Garner Affleck.After the birth of their first child, an insider source spoke to PEOPLE and said:"You took two of the best people, who have the most love and affection for each other, and just when you think the ultimate is the two of them finding each other, this little girl came into their lives."After the birth of Seraphina Rose, Garner said:"There's nothing more emotional than seeing your partner — the man you love — with your baby at any time: the first time, the second, yesterday, today. There's nothing more beautiful."By 2010, the couple had been married for almost five years. In an interview with Parade, she shared a few ways in which she and Ben Affleck kept their marriage strong. She elaborated:"You steal the time. You steal a date, you steal a kiss, you steal a whisper... After the kids are asleep you well, you know. Whatever it is. You slip away for a night."In the same year, Ben Affleck appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and fawned over Garner. He said:"I am madly in love... I have the best family … I could not be luckier. I really have come right to the place where I was supposed to be. You've got to knock wood. I've gone around and I've taken some rights and lefts and found myself at a place that is really wonderful, and that I'm really grateful for."In another interview with Playboy in 2013, Ben Affleck calls Garner " the most important person" in his life. In his words:"She is by leaps and bounds the most important person to me in that respect... Over the past 10 years she has allowed me to have a stable home life while accomplishing my professional goals."Garner also spoke about her relationship and nine-year-long marriage to Ben Affleck to InStyle magazine. She said:"You can't expect to be courted all the time, and I don't want to court him right now — I don't have the energy! But we're definitely in a very mindful place where we're making an effort to be together, do things at the same time, and be loving."However, by 2015, the couple announced that they were getting a divorce just days after their 10th wedding anniversary. They shared in a statement:"After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce... We go forward with love and friendship for one another and a commitment to co-parenting our children whose privacy we ask to be respected during this difficult time. This will be our only comment on this private, family matter. Thank you for understanding."Staying true to their word, the couple did a great job with co-parenting. A few weeks after they announced their split, they went on a family vacation with their children to the Bahamas. There were rumors of a reconciliation between the exes because, despite their breakup, they were still spending time with each other and celebrating important milestones together.Up until their divorce was finalized in 2018, Ben and Jennifer had always spoken highly of each other. Jennifer was there to support Ben Affleck during his battle with alcohol addiction. She even drove him herself during his third time at the rehabilitation center.In 2020, during an interview with The New York Times, Ben Affleck said that splitting up with Garner was one of "the biggest regrets" of his life. He also talked about the divorce during his appearance on The Howard Stern Show. He shared:"We did it amicably. We did our best. Did we have moments of tension? Did we have disagreements over the custody? Was stuff difficult for us? Did we get angry? Yes... But fundamentally it was always underpinned with a respect... Ultimately, we tried, we tried, we tried, because we had kids. Both of us felt like we don't want this to be the model that our kids see of marriage."Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's relationship timelineBen Affleck and Jennifer Lopez met in 2002 while they were filming Gigli. They started dating immediately and became one of Hollywood's power couples. Their fans even had a ship name for them, "Bennifer." Before the end of the year, the couple was engaged.They were supposed to be married the following year in Santa Barbara, but the couple decided to postpone their wedding. In a joint statement, they explained:"Due to the excessive media attention surrounding our wedding, we have decided to postpone the date... When we found ourselves seriously contemplating hiring three separate 'decoy brides' at three different locations, we realized that something was awry... We felt what should have been a joyful and sacred day could be spoiled for us, our families and our friends."However, the couple broke up the following year. One of the reasons why the pair split was due to the "intense media attention." But this did not stop them from working together. Ben Affleck and J. Lo starred in Jersey Girl in the same year.Throughout Ben's marriage to Jennifer Garner, he and Lopez remained friends. By 2021, there were rumors that Ben Affleck and Lopez had reignited their romantic relationship. By July, the couple decided to go Instagram official and posted photos of themselves kissing. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostA few months later, they made their first red carpet appearance since they got back together. In an interview with PEOPLE's 2022 Love Issue, Jennifer Lopez said:"I feel so lucky and happy and proud to be with him... It's a beautiful love story that we got a second chance."By 2022, the couple were engaged for the second time, and they finally tied the knot in Las Vegas in July, with their children as their witnesses.She spoke about her wedding to Ben Affleck in her newsletter, writing:"It's a beautiful outcome that this has happened in this way at this time in our lives where we can really appreciate and celebrate each other and respect each other... We always did, but we have even more of an appreciation because we know that life can take you in different directions."She continued:"We have been in the game in the public eye long enough to know who we are as people and what really matters and what doesn't matter. We have kids and we respect each other. ... We really live our lives in a way we can be proud of and our kids can be proud of you. We're just operating from a place of love and respect for everyone in our lives and that is very important to us. We know what the truth is [and] we hold it sacred."The couple also decided to have another ceremony to celebrate with their family and friends in Georgia. This was followed by their honeymoon in Lake Como, Italy.In an interview with Vogue in November, she revealed that she had taken Ben's last name. While doing an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Lopez talked about how she felt when she and Ben Affleck broke up all those years ago. She said:"It was so painful after we broke up... Once we called off that wedding 20 years ago, it was the biggest heartbreak of my life. I honestly felt like I was going to die. It sent me on a spiral for the next 18 years where I just couldn't get it right. But now, 20 years later, it does have a happy ending. It has the most would-never-happen-in-Hollywood ending."The Second Act actress also had a message for the world. She continued:"True love does exist, and some things do last forever, and that's real. I want to put that message out into the world, and that does take a lot of vulnerability."She added:"He's my biggest fan, which is awesome, and supporter. When he came back into my life again, the same thing happened where I felt so inspired and so overtaken with emotion that it was just pouring out of me."For almost two years, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were spotted at Award shows together. They supported each other in their respective careers, and even got a couple tattoo.By June 2024, there have been rumors about trouble in paradise for the couple. Two months later, Lopez filed for divorce from Affleck after two years of marriage. The couple's divorce was finalized earlier this year in January.Ben Affleck has shared important relationships with both Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Lopez at different stages of his life. While his marriage to Garner ended, they have remained respectful and focused on co-parenting their children. His relationship with Lopez saw a second chance at love, but also ended after two years of marriage.Also read: How many children does Ben Affleck have?