Ben Affleck's constant mood swings made his marriage to Jennifer Lopez unrecoverable.
The actor and his dog-stressed wife, who filed for divorce on their second wedding anniversary this month, have had to deal with Affleck's inconsistent behavior.
A source told PEOPLE: “The truth is there was a lot of love but also unfortunately what became clear were Ben's erratic mood swings that he couldn't hide from the press no matter how hard he tried,” the source says.
“You could see the erratic behavior, the huge mood swings,” the source continued.
They then added that Ben would go from “being incredibly happy and warm, the best light coming from him” to exhibiting “the deepest, darkest behavior.”
“I think he was sending a message to the press,” the source added. “But he still participated.”
Speaking about the couple, the source adds: They were trying to get over it, but when the mood swings and huge ups and downs created widespread toxicity, no one can help you, you have to help yourself,” the source explains.
“But I wouldn’t go so far as to say there isn’t love, of course there is,” the source added. “The world was rooting for them, but who they said they were and who they turned out to be were two different people.”
