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When you get back with your ex and immediately remember why you left

This is a single-panel reaction meme using a candid paparazzi photo of celebrity couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez walking across a city street. Ben Affleck walks ahead of Jennifer Lopez, holding an iced coffee, with an extremely tired, dejected, and visibly regretful expression on his face. Text at the top of the meme reads 'when you get back with her and immediately remember why you left'. The joke draws on widespread public discourse that Ben Affleck often appears unhappy during his second marriage to Jennifer Lopez, framing the relatable universal experience of regretting reconciling with an ex-partner almost immediately after getting back together.
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when you get back with her and immediately remember why you left

Overview

This is a single-panel reaction meme using a candid paparazzi photo of celebrity couple Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez walking across a city street. Ben Affleck walks ahead of Jennifer Lopez, holding an iced coffee, with an extremely tired, dejected, and visibly regretful expression on his face. Text at the top of the meme reads 'when you get back with her and immediately remember why you left'. The joke draws on widespread public discourse that Ben Affleck often appears unhappy during his second marriage to Jennifer Lopez, framing the relatable universal experience of regretting reconciling with an ex-partner almost immediately after getting back together.

Origin notes

This meme uses an existing paparazzi photograph of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez taken during their second relationship (dubbed 'Bennifer 2.0' by the public). It was shared on the Reddit r/Meme subreddit as indicated by the provided source information, and circulated widely online as a relatable reaction meme for people who have regretted getting back together with a former romantic partner.

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