JEN & JIM GOING STRONG 'This Feels Different'

A so-in-love Jennifer Aniston is putting her romance with Jim Curtis on full display. Us reveals what makes their relationship so special — and why friends think he's The One

- BY JAIME HARKIN

Jennifer Aniston and boyfriend Jim Curtis couldn't have looked more in sync during their public debut at the Elle Women in Hollywood event on Nov. 17. The couple sat side by side between Aniston’s besties Andrea Bendewald and Kristin Hahn with matching expressions and their hands clasped under their chins as they listened to Aniston's longtime pal Adam Sandler gush about the actress. “I can honestly say Jen is the best in so many ways and one of the most rocksteady humans I've ever met,” Sandler said before turning his attention to Aniston’s handsome new guy. “Me and [my wife], Jackie, are so happy that you and Jim found each other and are having the love affair you two deserve. We love you, Jim.”

Five months after Us Weekly revealed Aniston, 56, and the hypnotist were dating, the romance has become one of the actress’ most public-facing relationships to date. (They were first spotted together on vacation in Spain over July 4 weekend with Aniston's close friends Jason Bateman and his wife, Amanda Anka.) On Nov. 2, in honor of Curtis’ 50th birthday, she posted a sweet black-and-white photo of them alongside a caption reading, “Happy birthday my love. Cherished.” Several of Aniston's celebrity pals expressed their adoration for the couple in the comments, with Amy Schumer gushing, “Beautiful couple. Healing kind angels.”

In an Elle cover story published shortly after, Aniston praised Curtis, calling him “quite extraordinary” and “very special, very normal, and very kind.” Sources say it’s the real deal, and that Aniston wants to shout it from the rooftops. “Jen is more public with Jim because she feels confident in their relationship and where it’s going,” says one source. Adds a second: “They are solidly in the “This feels different’ zone. There are no games, and there's no hiding.”

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