Jennifer Garner ‘Insisting’ Ex Ben Affleck Get ‘Therapy’ Before ‘Diving’ Into Another Relationship

Jennifer Garner is packing Ben Affleck off to therapy so that he can work on his issues should he eventually choose to date again, reveals an insider.

As Globe previously reported, a source says the Alias actress, 54, knows that her ex-husband, 53, is “lonely” and worries that he’s “going to get back” together with Jennifer Lopez.

“She wants him to take his time and fully fix and understand himself and exactly what he wants out of life before diving into another committed relationship,” adds the source. “That’s why she’s insisting he goes to therapy, which is a big ask for Ben as he’s always hated it in the past.”

However, “ultimately whatever Jen says goes,” admits the source, adding that Affleck is “reluctantly in agreement” that it’s “for the best.”

Despite divorcing in 2011, the former couple has remained closely involved in each other’s lives while continuing to co-parent their three children, Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, and Samuel, 14.

“Jennifer is very much a second mother figure to Ben at this point,” says Globe‘s insider. “He goes to her for advice about absolutely everything and it’s a responsibility she takes extremely seriously.”

In 2018, Garner was the one who drove Affleck to a rehab facility in Malibu after he’d relapsed.

“Everyone in Ben’s life is proud of him,” shares the insider. “He’s a new man who’s changing for the better and that’s all down to Jennifer’s influence. Even he would openly admit that without her, he’d be nothing.”