Jen FINDS HER GROOVE

After years of ups and downs, Jennifer Garner is entering her happiest chapter, with boyfriend John Miller by her side

- JAIME HARKIN

In nearly November, Jennifer Garner was spotted on a lunch date in Santa Monica with her boyfriend of five years, John Miller. Garner - wearing a gray top, black skirt, and black loafers - was uncharacteristically affectionate with the casually dressed entrepreneur, holding his hand as they chatted and made their way to her car. 

Since linking up with Miller in 2018, Garner, 51, has kept their romance firmly under the radar. But in recent months, the actress has become noticeably less guarded - in April, Miller attended the premiere of Garner's film The Last Thing He Told Me, and on Nov. 17 she was photographed blowing him a kiss after the pair said goodbye outside her Brentwood, Calif., home. 

Things are going well for Garner across the board. Her latest movie, Netflix's Family Switch - a holiday-themed body-swap comedy evoking her hit 13 Going on 30-premiering on Nov. 30, and she has four other films in production. She and ex-husband Ben Affleck (with whom she shares kids Violet, 18, Seraphina, 14, and Samuel, 11) are on fantastic terms and things with Miller are clearly heading in a good direction.