Jennifer Garner is Done Being J.Lo and Ben Affleck’s Marriage Counselor

There are plenty of reports that Ben Affleck and J.Lo’s marriage isn’t working. Yet, Jennifer Garner spent time with the two of them to figure it out and make their marriage work. Now she’s decided it’s time to take a step back.

Fans applauded Garner for taking the high road to help her ex-husband with his wife. However, it was only a matter of time before it would take a toll on the 13 Going on 30 actress. She needs to step back as it brings up painful memories of her own divorce, according to Yahoo! Entertainment.

Jennifer Garner Acted as Support and Stability for Ben Affleck

As reports of Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s marriage was failing circulated, fans saw that Garner supported her ex-husband. Despite how their marriage ended, many speculated that Garner was there to support Affleck as he faced a potential breakdown. Hindustan Times reports that Garner was likely there as a force of stability for the Daredevil actor.

The two share three children, Violet Ann, 18, Seraphina Rose, 15, and Samuel, 12. Garner didn’t want to see their father struggling mentally as he went through a rough patch. Affleck has a history of spiraling. She feared that he would turn to drinking again to cope, and she wanted to ensure he remained sober after years of fighting alcoholism.

However, friends made it clear that this wasn’t something Garner wanted to do. Her own marriage to Affleck broke down due to reports of an affair between Affleck and Lopez. All she knew was that she had to step up for her children.

Jennifer Garner Needs to Step Back for Her Own Mental Health

As Garner stepped in to help, her current partner, John Miller, made it clear that he didn’t think it was up to her to help. He and others kept saying the same cliché line of “not your circus, not your monkeys.”

Garner now agrees that it is not her place to fix, according to sources close to the Alias star. As Affleck deals with his marital woes, the past has come up. Garner has had to deal with the memories of a past that she left behind, and she can’t deal with that anymore. She knows that she can only do so much, and she is done trying to help.

An insider shared that during Garner and Affleck’s marriage, Garner always felt second to J.Lo. Despite no communication between the exes at the time, J.Lo’s memory was still there. When the two rekindled their relationship, Garner was shocked, but she did open her home to J.Lo. She tried to help by playing marriage counselor, and now she has gotten to a place where enough is enough.

While Garner still wants the two to be happy, she knows that they have to work on it themselves. She can see that J.Lo is good for Affleck in the support of his sobriety, and Garner wants her ex-husband to be the healthiest he can be so that he can be a good dad. She knows her involvement won’t fix anything, and she needs to keep herself healthy for her children so she can be the best mom possible.