i may have stumbled upon a bizarre ben affleck relationship conspiracy https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👁️" title="Auge" aria-label="Emoji: Auge">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👄" title="Mund" aria-label="Emoji: Mund">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👁️" title="Auge" aria-label="Emoji: Auge">

gwyneth paltrow (1997-2000)
jennifer lopez (& #39;02-& #39;04)
jennifer garner (& #39;04-& #39;18)
ana de armas (& #39;19-now)

notice a recurring theme? he dated each of these women at a high point in their careers https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🧐" title="Gesicht mit Monokel" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Monokel">

in case you& #39;re not as well-versed with celebs as i am let me break it down:

pre-goop gwyneth was THE hollywood it girl in the late 90s after starring in emma & se7en. she won an oscar for shakespeare in love in & #39;98 (which coincidentally starred affleck) and called it a curse https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😬" title="Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Grimasse schneidendes Gesicht">

j-lo met affleck on the set of gigli in & #39;02 and the couple worked together again on jenny from the block & jersey girl in & #39;04. their relationship (which led to an engagement) was the subject of widespread media coverage and they were known publicly as "bennifer" https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤢" title="Angewidertes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Angewidertes Gesicht">

the couple met on the set of pearl harbor & #39;01 & worked together again on daredevil in & #39;03. between that time garner had gained immense popularity while starring in alias & #39;01-& #39;06 and 13 going on 30 (2004). they married in & #39;05 and eventually separated in & #39;15 before divorcing in & #39;18

and most recently, miss ana de armas, who he met on the set of deep water in 2019. the actress received widespread recognition for her role in knives out & #39;19 and is set to star as marilyn monroe in what is sure to become an awards season darling + the latest bond film

in other words: ben affleck uses film sets as tinder