Ben Affleck recently spent a cozy Thanksgiving with his ex-wife, Jennifer Garnerand their children, and according to a source, the actor felt “blessed” by the holidays.

The former couple’s reunion comes at an interesting time for the “Argo” actor, who is currently divorcing his wife. Jennifer Lopez.

A body language expert recently compared Ben Affleck’s behavior on Thanksgiving Day with Jennifer Garner to his appearance in the final days of his marriage to Jennifer Lopez, noting that he looks happier now.

Ben Affleck “felt blessed” while spending Thanksgiving with Jennifer Garner

Affleck was recently seen spending Thanksgiving Day with his ex-wife Garner and their three children while he is going through a divorce from Lopez.

Accordingly Page SixAffleck and Garner, along with their three children, volunteered and helped with the Midnight Missions charity campaign, feeding 2,000 homeless people in downtown Los Angeles.

Later that day, the Oscar winner was photographed heading to Garner’s house for dinner in a cream button-down shirt over a white undershirt, paired with blue jeans and two-tone high-top sneakers.

A source told the news outlet that Affleck felt “blessed” to spend Thanksgiving with Garner and his children, adding that he could “just be himself” around the “Elektra” actress.

“Even though Ben and Jen have been separated for some time, he feels comfortable with her to some extent,” the source shared. “Ben has a strong relationship with Jen that will never end because they have a long history together and she is the mother of his children.”

The source also noted that the former couple has spent additional Thanksgiving holidays together since their split.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner did a good job co-parenting

Affleck and Garner crossed paths on the set of the film “Pearl Harbor” in 2000. The duo tied the knot in 2005 but eventually divorced in 2018. They have three children together: Violet Anne, Seraphina Rose and Samuel.

Since then, the ex-couple has made it a point to raise their children together, with none of their children staying away for special occasions, like when they all flew to New Haven, Connecticut to watch Violet settle into her freshman year at Yale University support .

However, it seems the “13 Going On 30” actress has learned a valuable lesson from her previous marriages.

During a recent appearance on the Lipstick on the Rim podcast, Garner took a swipe at her ex-husbands Affleck and Scott Foley, whom she married from 2000 to 2004, as she discussed her experiences from their broken marriages.

She was asked what her “favorite quote or mantra” was and she replied, “Never expect a man – don’t marry a man who thinks you can change him.”

The actress also shared two of her other favorite sayings: “Crying may last all night, but joy comes in the morning” and “Happiness is your own responsibility.”

Ben Affleck’s body language suggests he feels at home with Jennifer Garner and her children

Meanwhile, body language expert Judi James compared Affleck’s body language during his Thanksgiving outing with Garner to the final days of his failed marriage to Jennifer Lopez.

According to the Daily MailJames said the Batman star’s “behavior suggests he’s where he wants to be without the pressure of being a star.”

“His smile reflects a fun, playful approach, and at one point he whispers in Jennifer’s ear in an act of intimacy,” the expert explained. “Ben is in pure alpha mode here, standing with his arms folded and head tilted, appearing engrossed in the proceedings, in contrast to his more disjointed public signals with J-Lo.”

It comes amid his ongoing divorce from the “Let’s Get Loud” singer after she filed for divorce from him on their second wedding anniversary in August.

Of that marriage, James added that he looked “so grumpy and irritable” but with Garner he “seemed relaxed and in charge of the event.”

The actor is happy to “fit in with the family again,” claims an expert

According to the Daily MailJames said in her explanation of the “Gone Girl” actor’s body language that he “looks happy and comfortable as he fits back into the family unit.”

“Both he and his ex-wife Jennifer are smiling here and seem to be happy to be photographed, without the rejection signals that Ben had been showing towards photographers until recently,” she shared

“Ben looks happy and comfortable as he settles back into the family unit, as if the high profile he achieved with J-Lo was a burden he found difficult to handle, just like the first time around,” when he was in a family relationship with her,” the expert added.

Jennifer Garner’s boyfriend took issue with her acting as a “go-between” for Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck

In August, Garner’s boyfriend, John Miller, was said to have encountered difficulties while she acted as a “marriage counselor” and “mediator” for Affleck in his marital problems with Lopez.

“John doesn’t like sharing Jen and there is a rift when it comes to her and Ben,” a source shared. “He wishes it wasn’t like that because he knows they’re family, but it hits him like it hits everyone else.”

“John isn’t afraid of them getting back together – but it’s been difficult dealing with her support for Ben during his split from J.Lo,” they added at the time.