\nBen Affleck, Jennifer Garner \u2018still share emotional intimacy\u2019 years after divorce: body language expert\n
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner\u2019s body language at a recent paintball outing shows a continued level of \u201cemotional intimacy,\u201d experts told Fox News Digital.\n
Affleck and Garner were smiling the whole time. They had \u201ca bunch of good energy around them,\u201d a source told Fox News Digital about the outing. \u201cYou can just tell they were mainly there for their kid.\u201d\n
Co-parenting seemed \u201cvery great,\u201d and they had a \u201cvery good time,\u201d the insider added. \u201cNothing bad between them.\u201d\n
Affleck and Garner\u2019s behavior indicates they \u201cstill share emotional intimacy,\u201d a body language expert told Fox News Digital.\n
In a recent video, Affleck hugs Garner while she aims her paintball gun at an unseen target. After the hug is not returned by Garner, Affleck drops his arms and aims his own paintball gun while the moment of closeness seems to pass.\n
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\u201cMany couples who are divorced and co-parenting stand with distance between their bodies as a way to maintain emotional distance,\u201d body language expert Nicole Moore said. \u201cHowever, Ben and Jen\u2019s bodies appear to be actively leaning in toward one another, indicating that they still share emotional intimacy.\n
\u201cWhen Ben turns to hug Jennifer, he reaches his arms around her with completely relaxed arms, indicating he\u2019s very comfortable touching her in this way, and he squeezes her in slightly as if he really wants to be as close as possible to her.\n
\u201cTypically, when men and women who are not in a relationship hug, they often subconsciously leave a bit of space in between them in the pelvis area as a way of signaling that the hug is friendly and not romantic.\u201d\n
The body language expert noted Affleck is fully facing Garner, despite action with their children happening in front of them.\n
\u201cIt\u2019s almost as if Ben\u2019s body is indicating that he really just wants to put his full focus on Jennifer, and he can\u2019t get enough of her,\u201d Moore explained.\n
In the video, Affleck and Garner\u2019s jacket sleeves are touching. Body language expert Blanca Cobb told Fox News Digital their behavior shows \u201cclear signals of a shared level of closeness.\u201d\n
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\u201cJennifer looks up at Ben, giving him her attention before repositioning and turning her gaze forward,\u201d she continued. \u201cMeanwhile, Ben remains in place, seemingly unwilling to lose the physical connection between them. \n
\u201cHe then closes the distance, stepping toward Jennifer while moving his left arm across her midsection, his hand resting just above her left hip. Though he stands slightly behind her, he\u2019s positioned incredibly close. Notice his stance, feet spread wider than shoulder width apart, oozing confidence.\u201d\n
However, Garner\u2019s body language was interpreted differently by body language experts. Dr. John Huber, a clinical forensic psychologist, noted from the \u201c13 Going On 30\u201d star\u2019s behavior in the video that it seems as if she\u2019s not romantically interested in her ex-husband at the moment.\n
\u201cAs Jennifer takes aim with the paintball gun, Ben steps into Jennifer, wrapping his arms around her, but only gets a stiff rigid posture in response from Jennifer. At this point, his feet are pointed right in the direction of Jennifer, but she continues to be focused on the distance away from Ben,\u201d Huber explained to Fox News Digital.\n
\u201cBen then does a \u2018face-saving behavior,\u2019 drumming his arms as he leans away while taking aim with his paintball gun, with his feet still pointed in her direction,\u201d the clinical forensic psychologist added. \u201cThese behaviors Ben demonstrated are similar to those of a person that is attracted to and in pursuit of another individual. This does not mean that she is not attracted to Ben. It just means not now and possibly not ever.\u201d\n
The \u201cAlias\u201d star and Affleck married in 2005. They announced their separation in 2015.\n
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\u201cAfter much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce,\u201d the couple said in a joint statement at the time. \u201cWe go forward with love and friendship for one another and a commitment to co-parenting our children whose privacy we ask to be respected during this difficult time. This will be our only comment on this private, family matter. Thank you for understanding.\u201d\n
However, Garner and Affleck didn\u2019t finalize their divorce for another three years. During that time, Affleck went to rehab twice, and the two underwent marriage counseling.\n
After his divorce from Garner, Affleck rekindled his relationship with Jennifer Lopez. The couple\u2019s marriage lasted roughly two years. Lopez and Affleck married in 2022 and finalized their divorce in January 2025.\n
Garner has been romantically linked to John Miller, chairman of CaliGroup, since 2018. While the two took a break from dating at one point, they have been going strong since 2023, People magazine reported.\n
Affleck\u2019s body language indicates there is still a \u201cvery deep emotional\u201d connection with his first wife, experts told Fox News Digital.\n
\u201cFrom their body language in this clip, it appears as if there is still a romantic or very deep emotional connection between them even if they\u2019re not physically acting upon it, with Ben having stronger feelings at the moment than Jen does,\u201d Moore, who hosts \u201cReality of Love,\u201d said.\n
\u201cJennifer\u2019s body language here indicates that although she feels close and comfortable with Ben, she may not be feeling as much of a pull to connect closely with him as he is feeling with her,\u201d she added. \u201cTheir body language here communicates that Ben very much wants to be close, perhaps even intimate with Jennifer, while she is staying close to him while still maintaining some emotional and physical distance at times. It definitely appears as if Ben is the one initiating more intimate contact while Jennifer is either embracing it at times or at the very least tolerating it and not pushing the close contact away.\u201d\n
Fox News Digital reached out to representatives for Affleck and Garner for comment.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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