Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck

On-and-off couples are pretty common in the entertainment industry. In fact, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck are one such couple. This duo started dating back in 1997. They even paired up in two films, Shakespeare In Love and Bounce.

For three whole years, this former couple tried their hardest to make their relationship work. Paltrow even went so far as to introduce Affleck to her parents, who loved how intelligent he was. They adored the fact that he was not only humorous but also extremely talented. However, at the time, Affleck was just not in a good place to have a girlfriend just yet. He just wasn’t ready for that kind of commitment. We ought to give credit to Paltrow, though, because she had nothing but good things to say about him. Overall, it’s safe to say that they had a clean and healthy break up as they called it quits in the year 2000.