Jennifer Garner’s Partner Wants Her To Take A ‘Step Back’ From Ben Affleck

Garner adopted the role of a mediator to help Affleck through that phase and Miller was allegedly not in support of the arrangement.

The actress’s friends have raised concerns for her well-being and have told Jennifer Garner to relax as she seems to have suffered burnout.

Garner’s boyfriend, John Miller, hopes that she will reconsider her closeness with her ex-husband, Affleck, now that his divorce from Lopez has been finalized.

According to sources, Miller is uncomfortable with her relationship with Affleck and avoids talking about him whenever possible.

The Cali Group CEO is believed to respect Affleck and understands that they have children together but doesn’t like to share his girlfriend.

“John is trying to deal with Ben and Jen’s relationship by mostly staying quiet, but it’s very hard to do that,” a source told the Daily Mail. “He knows that Ben has to be around as a father and he is more than OK with that, but he wants to be the man in the relationship.”

“John only talks about Ben when Jen talks about Ben or when their kids talk about him. He doesn’t bring him up unprompted,” the source noted.

Miller’s desire to see the “Elektra” actress take a step back from the “Argo” actor seemingly comes from the fact that he struggles with their relationship dynamics.

“John respects Ben, but less is more because John wants Jen for himself,” the insider continued. “He still needs to figure out how to compartmentalize it all.”

According to the Daily Mail, Miller previously told Garner that it wasn’t her sole responsibility to help Affleck and Lopez fix their marital woes at the height of their shock split.

“He cares deeply for Ben and sympathizes with what he is going through with Jennifer, but that doesn’t mean Jen should be the one to fix her ex-husband’s issues with his current wife,” a source shared in June, two months before the “Ain’t Your Mama” singer filed for divorce.

“That makes no sense to anyone.”

The relationship dynamic between Garner and Affleck also sparked concern from Lopez.

A source told OK! Magazine that there was seemingly tension between Lopez and Garner as the singer “felt threatened” by her all through her marriage with Affleck.

“J.Lo felt threatened by Jen Garner for almost all of her marriage,” the insider alleged. “The way Ben would run to her for advice any time they had a fight drove her crazy.”

The insider went on to tell the news outlet that Affleck likes “spending time with Jen and their kids” as it is “much more comfortable than trying to do the blended family thing.”

“He’s so at ease with her, there’s no tension, no pressure, he can totally be himself,” the source added.

Apparently, Lopez’s alleged concerns played out before she filed for divorce from Affleck. At the time when they were having issues, Affleck left their Beverly Hills marital home and moved into a $100k-a-month Brentwood rental home close to Garner.

In August 2024, Affleck and Garner were seen escorting their daughter, Violet, to her first year at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.

They were also seen serving food at the Midnight Mission in L.A., California, on Thanksgiving Day and reportedly also spent Christmas together.

“Jen and Ben were all together for Christmas. It’s all for the kids,” a source told People Magazine. “Jen grew up surrounded by her family for the holidays, and she wants the same for her kids.”

Meanwhile, Garner’s friends have raised concerns over her well-being as reports suggest she’s been left worn out by helping others.

Having played the role of a mediator in Affleck and Lopez’s broken marriage, she shortly started helping friends and loved ones affected by the ravaging L.A. fires.

Amid all that, she still had to parent her children, whom she shares with Affleck, as well as film the second season of her AppleTV+ thriller “The Last Thing He Told Me.”

According to the Daily Mail, her friends have urged her to “relax” amid fears she might suffer burnout, with Affleck said to be on standby willing to help.

“Jen has been dedicating every waking hour to helping her friends who have lost everything in the fires,” a source told the news outlet. “She is helping her church, and she has been going non-stop.”

They continued, “She needs to take some time to relax, but that is not how Jen is – not when she is passionate about something.”

“The fires took a big toll on her, and she lost a friend. She has been out there every day volunteering her time,” the source revealed.