Why Jennifer Lopez Believes in Love: 'She's Certain Her Mr. Right Exists!'

While rehearsing for the American Music Awards, host Jennifer Lopez sustained a scary facial injury. But J. Lo, 55, didn’t let that slow her down. After getting stitched up by plastic surgeon Dr. Jason Diamond, she was back to preparing for the late May show. “A week later and a whole lotta ice, I’m good as new,” she shared on Instagram on May 13.

That ability to dust herself off and get up again is perhaps an apt metaphor for the “Dance Again” singer’s love life. Though J. Lo was devastated by her split from Ben Affleck last year, telling Interview that it was “probably the hardest time” of her life, those close to the entertainer say she hasn’t soured on romance.

“Jennifer is confiding in friends that she’ll never give up on love,” an insider exclusively tells Life & Style. “Even after all the heartache she’s been through, she truly seems to believe she just hasn’t met her forever man yet.” As J. Lo herself told Vanity Fair following her third divorce in 2011: “Sometimes it doesn’t work — and that’s sad. But I remain an eternal optimist about love. I believe in love.”

That doesn’t mean Jenny From the Block — who joked in 2024 she was a “love addict” on the Carrie & Tommy radio show — plans to go about relationships in the same way moving forward. Despite three previous marriages (not to mention a high-profile engagement to retired baseball player Alex Rodriguez, 49), Jennifer admits she still had a lot to figure out when she and Ben, 52, reunited in 2021. And their split may have finally shown her the error of her ways.

“You have to be good on your own. I thought I learned that, but I didn’t,” Jennifer told Interview after the breakup, adding that when things were falling apart with the Hypnotic actor, she struggled but ultimately realized, “I can’t be looking for happiness in other people. I have to have happiness within myself.”

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Indeed, the Unstoppable actress is now learning to love herself, first and foremost. If she gets her wish, however, all of that self-work will only make her a better partner for someone in the future.

“J. Lo’s inner circle is convinced she’ll tie the knot again,” reveals the insider. “She’s a hopeless romantic with a huge heart.” According to the insider, Jennifer hasn’t dated anyone since ending her marriage to Ben — but she did enjoy flirting with Office Romance costar Brett Goldstein, 44, on set. Even if he’s not her next beau, the insider notes, “J. Lo’s pals say she is convinced that her Mr. Right is out there!”