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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kayleigh Roberts

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner Spent Christmas Together Because "It's All for the Kids"

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner wearing black shirts and jeans talking in Los Angeles.

After a couple splits, just keeping things civil can be tough, let alone still maintaining an active, friendly relationship. When kids are involved, lots of exes manage to do just that, of course, but few do it as seemingly effortlessly as Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner.

Affleck and Garner aren't just successful, amicable co-parenting. Almost a decade after ending their 11-year romance (they started dating in 2004, wed in 2005, and announced their split in 2015), the former couple, who share three children, still treat each other like family.

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