Jennifer Lopez: 'I'm enjoying being single, but my friends keep trying to set me up'


October 16, 2014

Jennifer Lopez is enjoying the single life – she's just having a hard time convincing her friends that's the case. "My friends are constantly trying to set me up but I'm just not there right now," the 45-year-old told the Mirror. "It's not something that's a priority. 

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Jennifer Lopez: 'Right now it feels good to just be on my own'

"I have gone from relationship to relationship but, at the end of the day, I am not ashamed of the path I have taken or the lessons I have learned. "I am who I am and I am human. I do what feels right in the moment. And right now it feels good to just be on my own and have some 'I love Jennifer' time, which I haven't done a lot in my life." The star continued, "I am just spending time with myself and my kids.

I still believe in love, of course, but the thing you think about most is who is good enough to come into the life of me and my kids?"

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Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony share custody of their twins, Max and Emme

Jennifer finalised her divorce from third husband Marc Anthony in June. They share custody of their six-year-old twins Max and Emme, and while Jennifer has the children most of the time in California, Marc regularly stays in touch via Skype. "You just want the kids to know they are loved, that's the most important thing,” she said. "Being a mother is my number one priority."

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Jennifer Lopez and Casper Smart ended their romance in the summer

Jennifer has largely stayed away from the dating scene since the end of her two-year relationship with Casper Smart in the summer. She was briefly linked to Dancing with the Stars pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy, but is now, quite clearly, happily single.

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