Elder millennials collectively swooned earlier this week as Bennifer made their relationship IG official, and photos surfaced of them apparently recreating a scene from the “Jenny From the Block” music video from when they dated in the early aughts. Seeing this relic of simpler times spent watching TRL after school, it’s hard not reflect upon J.Lo’s timeline of iconic relationships with not only Ben Affleck, but Diddy, Marc Anthony, and A-Rod (who she announced her split from in April), among others. Amidst the unabashed celebrating of her sense of romantic adventure, the Internet is quick to point out that she never stays single for long.
But should she? I get that in order to really learn about ourselves and our relationships, it's kind of important to be single for some part of adulthood. But as a pretty well-adjusted person who’s also spent much of her life booed-up, I wonder if this dating pattern really deserves as much criticism as it gets. Is serial monogamy really that bad?
