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The last time Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez started dating was 2002. Here's what life was like then.

Frank OlitoMay 13, 2021, 00:03 IST

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck started dating in 2002.Kevin Winter / Getty

Ben Affleck and ex-fiancée Jennifer Lopez have reportedly been spending time together again.
They first started dating 19 years ago, in 2002, and they broke up in 2004.
This is what the world was like the last time they dated.

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Back in 2002, when Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck started dating, People magazine named him the "Sexiest Man Alive."

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez in 2002. Lawrence Lucier / Getty

Tobey Maguire was still playing Peter Parker, and "Spider-Man" was a box-office smash.

Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker in "Spider-Man." Columbia Pictures

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Eminem's "The Eminem Show" was the best-selling album the year Bennifer got together.

Eminem. AP Images

Avril Lavigne also jumped onto the scene for the first time with her debut album, "Let Go."

Avril Lavigne. Avril Lavigne/YouTube

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Months after Lopez and Affleck's engagement, the movie-musical "Chicago" won the Oscar for best picture.

Renée Zellweger in "Chicago." Buena Vista Pictures

Evanescence was named the best new artist at the Grammy Awards the same year.

Evanescence. Simon Fergusson/Getty Images

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Late-'90s and early-2000s hitmaker Shania Twain performed at the Super Bowl halftime show with Sting and No Doubt.

Shania Twain at the Super Bowl in 2003. KMazur / Getty

George W. Bush was in his first term as president.

President Bush during the 2002 State of the Union. Mark Wilson / Getty

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The European Union had just started using the euro as a common currency.

The euro. picture alliance / Getty

Around the time Lopez and Affleck were together, the median cost of a house in the US was almost $200,000.

Houses were cheaper in 2002. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

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The cost of grocery items was significantly less.

Grocery shopping cost less in 2002. Ted Horowitz/Getty Images

A gallon of gas was two-thirds the price it is today.

Gas prices in California in 2002. Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

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