Jennifer Garner didn’t experience a change of heart overnight: It’s taken many months of couples therapy and many apologies for her and Ben Affleck‘s broken marriage to finally start mending.
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Ahead of their split on June 30, the pair had already attempted marriage counseling on and off during their 10-year union. But Ben could never be open during those sessions—like the way he'd feel about Jen scolding him for going out with his guy pals instead of spending the night with the family—until now.
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"Now that they no longer live together, Ben has finally been able to vent his true feelings and frustrations," the insider explains. "He's not scared to say what he really thinks, and Jen is actually listening."
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“It made him feel like he was always walking on eggshells around her, and he started to resent her for not letting him do what he wanted. He told her that in therapy,” says Star’s tipster.
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While Ben's honesty was a big enough of a surprise for Jen, his heartfelt words to her that came next really made the actress start doubting divorce. "He sat her down and apologized for everything he's put her through over the years. He acknowledged that she's always had to deal with the fallout of his selfishness, and he promised to try harder to be a better man," the insider reveals.
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"Jen has realized she's never going to find anyone as great as Ben," reveals a family insider. "Sure, he has his issues, but she says he's still the kindest, smartest man she's ever met, and she made a big mistake in letting him go."
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"It finally seems like they both really want this marriage to work," the insider adds.
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"It finally seems like they both really want this marriage to work," the insider adds.
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There's so much more about their love on the mend! Pick up the new weekly issue of Star that just hit newsstands on Oct. 28 to find out what kind of promises Ben is making to Jen, what she’s started doing to feel sexy again, plus the secret text message scandal-nanny Christine Ouzounian recently sent Ben, and more!
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Ahead of their split on June 30, the pair had already attempted marriage counseling on and off during their 10-year union. But Ben could never be open during those sessions—like the way he'd feel about Jen scolding him for going out with his guy pals instead of spending the night with the family—until now.
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"Now that they no longer live together, Ben has finally been able to vent his true feelings and frustrations," the insider explains. "He's not scared to say what he really thinks, and Jen is actually listening."
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“It made him feel like he was always walking on eggshells around her, and he started to resent her for not letting him do what he wanted. He told her that in therapy,” says Star’s tipster.
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While Ben's honesty was a big enough of a surprise for Jen, his heartfelt words to her that came next really made the actress start doubting divorce. "He sat her down and apologized for everything he's put her through over the years. He acknowledged that she's always had to deal with the fallout of his selfishness, and he promised to try harder to be a better man," the insider reveals.
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"Jen has realized she's never going to find anyone as great as Ben," reveals a family insider. "Sure, he has his issues, but she says he's still the kindest, smartest man she's ever met, and she made a big mistake in letting him go."
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"It finally seems like they both really want this marriage to work," the insider adds.
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There's so much more about their love on the mend! Pick up the new weekly issue of Star that just hit newsstands on Oct. 28 to find out what kind of promises Ben is making to Jen, what she’s started doing to feel sexy again, plus the secret text message scandal-nanny Christine Ouzounian recently sent Ben, and more!