Jennifer Lopez Says It 'Took 30 Years' to Know She Doesn't Have to 'Grow Old with Somebody' to Feel 'Whole'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jennifer Lopez attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City.Photo:Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Jennifer Lopezlearned she can feel complete without having a significant other.

In a newly published conversation with comedianNikki GlaserforInterviewmagazinethat was conducted Sept. 10, the star, 55, spoke about realizing she can find happiness on her own.

“For people who are romantics and love being in relationships and want to grow old with somebody, we think, ‘I have to have that to be whole and happy.’ And you don’t, " Lopez said while speaking about embracing single life after she filed for divorce fromBen Affleck.

“It only took 30 years,” she added with a laugh, after Glaser, 40, praised Lopez’s mentality.

Jennifer Lopez on Feb. 10, 2024.Darren Gerrish/Getty

Darren Gerrish/Getty

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The conversation forInterviewmagazine touched on a wide range of subjects, including her movieUnstoppable, which premiered at theToronto International Film Festivalin September.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck.Darren Gerrish/Getty; Gary Miller/WireImage

Darren Gerrish/Getty; Gary Miller/WireImage

When asked to what degree shepays attention to online rumors and speculationabout her life, Lopez said, “I’ve been doing this a very long time, I hate to admit. I like to think that I’m still 16, but I’m not.”

“I know that everything that’s being written and said about me, and all the conjecture of who I am as a person, is not who I am,” she added. “I learned that a long time ago. And social media, because it came along after I had been in the public eye for a while, I don’t take it as seriously as everybody else.”

“I know I’m a good person. I know I’m a good mom. I know who my friends are. I know my friends know who I am, my mom, my dad, all that stuff,” said Lopez. “If you hope to have a long career, you have to learn how to deal with that part of the business.”

source: people.com