Overview
- In a new episode of Bustle’s One Nightstand released Tuesday, Garner reflects on raising kids across two homes with ex-husband Ben Affleck.
- Garner says the arrangement means she becomes “mom and dad” and Affleck “dad and mom,” calling the tradeoff “a little bit of loss” with gains as well.
- She adds that the setup has pushed her to “let go” and adapt while parenting their three children: Violet, 20, Seraphina, 17, and Samuel, 13.
- Earlier this year, Garner told Marie Claire UK that the hardest part of the split was the breaking up of a family and losing a partnership and friendship.
- Garner and Affleck married in 2005, separated in 2015, and divorced in 2018; Affleck later called the divorce his “biggest regret” and married Jennifer Lopez in 2022 before their 2025 divorce.