**Jennifer Lopez Reflects on a Year of Highs and Heartbreaks**

Jennifer Lopez has opened up about a challenging period in her life, shedding light on her emotional journey during a conversation with Nikki Glaser. In an interview with Interview Magazine, Lopez shared the rollercoaster of emotions she experienced, calling it "probably the hardest time in my life."

Lopez's year had its share of professional triumphs and personal turmoil. She released a new album and a documentary capturing her love story, only to subsequently file for divorce from husband Ben Affleck and cancel her summer concert tour just months later. "I felt like, whoa, 'I got here, I'm good. I did all the work and look at where I am,'" she told Glaser. "And then it was like my whole f---ing world exploded."

Reflecting on the unexpected turn of events, Lopez said she is at peace with how things unfolded. "I was thinking about this time in my life, and I'm like, 'That's not what I thought it was going to turn out like.' And then I thought, 'No, this is exactly where I needed to be, to lead me to where I want to go.'"

While she never directly mentioned Affleck in the interview, Lopez discussed the complexities of relationships and the importance of self-work. The couple's highly publicized romance saw them rekindle an early 2000s engagement, getting married in July 2022 before Lopez filed for divorce in August 2024.

"When you get to a point where you think that you've learned the lessons, and then it blows up in your face again, you realize, 'OK, I haven't, so what is it that I need to look at right now?' I would say, never stop looking inward, because it's so easy to blame everybody else," she said.

Despite the heartache, Lopez does not harbor regrets about her experiences. "That doesn't mean it didn't almost take me out for good. It almost did," she confessed. Now, having emerged "on the other side of it," she carries a newfound perspective. "I think to myself, 'F---, that is exactly what I needed. Thank you, God. I'm sorry it took me so long. I'm sorry that you had to do this to me so many times. I should have learned it two or three times ago. I get it. You had to hit me really hard over the head with a f---ing sledgehammer. You dropped the house on me. Don't have to do it again."

Embracing singlehood, Lopez expressed that she is not seeking a relationship at the moment. She has been married four times and was previously engaged to baseball legend Alex Rodriguez. "I'm not looking for anybody," she said.

The summer proved to be a significant lesson for Lopez, teaching her the importance of being content on her own. "I thought I learned that, but I didn't. And then, this summer, I had to be like, 'I need to go off and be on my own. I want to prove to myself that I can do that,'" she revealed. The journey came with its struggles, as she described the feelings of loneliness and unfamiliarity. "It feels sad. It feels desperate. But when you sit in those feelings and go, 'These things are not going to kill me,' it's like actually, I am capable of joy and happiness all by myself. Being in a relationship doesn't define me. I can't be looking for happiness in other people. I have to have happiness within myself. I used to say I'm a happy person but was still looking for something for somebody else to fill, and it's just like, 'No, I'm actually good.'"

Prior to her interview, Lopez acknowledged the whirlwind of a summer she had in her first Instagram post since filing for divorce. The post featured a collection of photos and inspirational quotes, simply captioned, "Oh, it was a summer."