Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner met 20 years ago. Here's a timeline of their relationship.

In the summer of 2000, Affleck and Garner met while filming the movie "Pearl Harbor."

At this time, Garner was married to actor Scott Foley.

Two summers later, Affleck and Garner found themselves working together again.

Although both were with other people at the time (Affleck was dating musician Jennifer Lopez), Affleck later said this set was where he and Garner fell in love.

In an interview with Playboy, he said, "We met on 'Pearl Harbor,' which people hate, but we fell in love on 'Daredevil.' By the way, she won most of the fights in the movie, which was a pretty good predictor of what would happen down the road — my wife, holding swords and beating the living s--- out of me."

Affleck got engaged to Lopez a few months later in the fall.

In January of 2003, Affleck and Garner made an appearance on "Dinner for Five."

Although Garner was still married to Foley and Affleck was engaged to Lopez, some viewers noticed a hint of a spark between the two actors.

One writer for Vulture said that, at one moment during the episode, Garner gives Affleck "such a genuine look of gratitude and affection, it still makes me a bit uncomfortable to see it on television."

A few months after the "Dinner for Five" episode aired, Garner and Foley split.

Foley told TV Guide that "nobody else was involved."

He said, "Jennifer became a huge celebrity. She became a huge star, and she deserved everything she got. There was no other relationship, there was no infidelity, nothing. People get divorced, you know?"

Shortly after the separation announcement, Garner filed for divorce and made the split official.

Garner later talked about the divorce to Allure in a 2013 interview and said, "We didn't have a shot. He's a really good guy, and we just imploded."

Nearly a year later, MTV reported that Affleck and Lopez broke up.

Years later, in an interview with Vanity Fair, Lopez said, "I was eviscerated. I lost my sense of self, questioned if I belonged in this business, thought maybe I did suck at everything."

The first time Affleck and Garner were seen together as a couple wasn't until the fall of 2004.

They were photographed at the World Series, where the Boston Red Sox were playing.

Shortly after the World Series games that cemented their relationship, Us Weekly reported that Garner visited Affleck in Vancouver while he was filming the film "Man About Town."

They were photographed walking together in the rain.

After months of mostly keeping their relationship private, Affleck proposed to Garner on her 33rd birthday, according to People.

Affleck and Garner had a four-person ceremony for their marriage, according to Entertainment Weekly.

Victor Garber, Garner's "Alias" co-star, officiated the wedding, and he and his husband were the only guests there.

"It was an incredible honor and one of the most special events of my life," Victor later told Entertainment Weekly, speaking of the nuptials. "I will never forget it. It's embedded in my heart."

Affleck and Garner became parents for the first time in December when Garner gave birth to their daughter, Violet.

In early January of 2009, Garner gave birth to the couple's second daughter, Seraphina Rose.

In February 2012, Garner gave birth to the pair's third child and first son, Samuel Garner Affleck.

In 2013, Affleck nabbed the best director award for his work on "Argo" at the Golden Globes. In his speech, he thanked Garner, saying, "I adore you, I love you. You're my everything."

In an interview with Playboy, Affleck talked about Garner and said, "She is by leaps and bounds the most important person to me."

Us Weekly reported that Ben Affleck left a vacation with Garner and took the family's nanny Christine Ouzounian to a charity poker tournament in Las Vegas on June 26.

Then, in July, the magazine reported that multiple sources confirmed that Affleck had been dating 28-year-old Ouzounian.

Affleck's rep, however, adamantly denied the reports.

"The story is complete garbage and full of lies," a rep for Affleck said of Us Weekly's report that Affleck and Ouzounian struck up a relationship after Affleck and Garner were separated but before they announced their divorce. "It's shameful. We are considering legal options."

Days after the report about the nanny surfaced, Affleck and Garner released a statement about their divorce to People magazine.

It read, "After much thought and careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to divorce. We go forward with love and friendship for one another and a commitment to co-parenting our children whose privacy we ask to be respected during this difficult time. This will be our only comment on this private, family matter. Thank you for understanding."

In a candid interview with Vanity Fair, Garner spoke about her split with Affleck.

She said, "We had been separated for months before I ever heard about the nanny. She had nothing to do with our decision to divorce. She was not a part of the equation. Bad judgment? Yes."

She added that he's the '"love of her life," saying, "'What am I going to do about that?' He's the most brilliant person in any room, the most charismatic, the most generous. He's just a complicated guy."

Almost a year later, unnamed sources told People magazine that Affleck and Garner had called off the divorce, although they weren't back together.

An unnamed source said they really wanted to work on things and were giving it another try.

In March, Affleck made a Facebook post where he discussed his alcohol addiction and treatment.

The actor wrote, "I have completed treatment for alcohol addiction; something I've dealt with in the past and will continue to confront, I want to live life to the fullest and be the best father I can be. I want my kids to know there is no shame in getting help when you need it, and to be a source of strength for anyone out there who needs help but is afraid to take the first step. I'm lucky to have the love of my family and friends, including my co-parent, Jen, who has supported me and cared for our kids as I've done the work I set out to do. This was the first of many steps being taken towards a positive recovery."

Garner and Affleck filed for divorce almost two years after their separation. TMZ reported they were seeking joint legal and physical custody of their three kids.

Months after moving out, Affleck reportedly began dating "Saturday Night Live" producer Lindsay Shookus.

Reports that Shookus and Affleck had broken up were confirmed by People magazine. The two continued to be photographed together several more times.

On October 4, 2018, Affleck took to Instagram to open up about struggling with addiction and to express gratitude toward those who have been there for him throughout his journey.

"The support I have received from my family, colleagues, and fans means more to me than I can say," he wrote.

He concluded the post by writing, "I hope down the road I can offer an example to others who are struggling."

On October 5, 2018, the two stars finalized their divorce, three years after their separation.

In an interview with the New York Times, the actor spoke about how his addiction impacted his relationship, sharing when cracks in his marriage to Garner began to appear, he increased his alcohol consumption.

"The biggest regret of my life is this divorce," Affleck told the publication. "Shame is really toxic. There is no positive byproduct of shame. It's just stewing in a toxic, hideous feeling of low self-worth and self-loathing."

"I have certainly done things that I regret," he added. "But you've got to pick yourself up, learn from it, learn some more, try to move forward."

Amid rumors that Affleck is dating Jennifer Lopez following his split with Ana De Armas, the two parents showed up to support their son, Samuel, at a swim meet.

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