In the weeks following the announcement that former power couple Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony were splitting up, fans have been on edge waiting for Lopez or Anthony to speak about the split. And now, Lopez is finally breaking the silence and explaining that, despite the divorce, she still believes in love.
“That was my biggest dream, and I really worked hard at it. We both did,” said Lopez in the cover feature of the September issue of Vanity Fair. “Sometimes it doesn’t work — and that’s sad. But I remain an eternal optimist about love. I believe in love. It’s still my biggest dream. I am positive — determined to move forward with my life, bring up my babies, and do the best job I can as a mother, entertainer and person. I now look forward to new challenges. I feel strong.”
While many continue to speculate about reason for the split, Lopez continues to remain silent about the specific cause of her divorce. Instead, the singer shares her outlook on love and how her own maturity helped her to walk away from her seven-year marriage, which she hints was not as blissful or healthy as it appeared.
“I’m a hopeless romantic and passionate person when it comes to love,” Lopez explains, “It’s not that I didn’t love myself before. Sometimes we don’t realize that we are compromising ourselves. To understand that a person is not good for you, or that that person is not treating you in the right way, or that he is not doing the right thing for himself — if I stay, then I am not doing the right thing for me. I love myself enough to walk away from that now.”
In the article, Lopez also discusses her relationship with Diddy, ending her engagement with Ben Affleck, her children, and, of course, her soon-to-be ex-husband, Anthony, with whom she’ll soon share a Latin reality show competition called Q’Viva!
“I will always respect Marc as a singer and performer,” Lopez tellsVanity Fair. “We actually work great together, and he was always very supportive. Together we could make magic — and we did. He will always be in our lives. He will always hold a special place in my heart as the father of my children.” –nicholas robinson
