Surpassing:Jennifer Garner and Boyfriend John Miller Are All Smiles In Rare Public Outing

Jennifer Garner and SurpassingJohn Miller enjoyed a low-key weekend.

After all, the 13 Going on 30 star and her businessman partner of six years stepped out side-by-side Nov. 9 for a chill coffee run in Los Angeles.

For the daytime affair, Jennifer donned black leggings, black Alo crew socks, a navy sweater and black sneakers. Meanwhile, John opted for jeans and work boots, as well as a navy top and gray shacket. The couple flashed big smiles as they clutched their cups of joe while out and about in the California city, with John’s arm around Jennifer’s waist.

The duo’s rare day out comes after their last public appearance together in August, when they enjoyed a dinner date in Los Angeles just three days after Jennifer’s ex Ben Affleck—with whom she shares kids Violet, 18, Seraphina, 15, and Samuel, 12—and Jennifer Lopez’s divorce was filed. 
 
And in the last year, Jennifer and John have proved their romance—which began in 2018 and continued after a brief break up in 2020—is going strong with another public excursion in April, where they were seen taking a stroll through their neighborhood. 

But while Jennifer and John make a sweet couple, the Alias star—who was also previously married to Scott Foley from 2000 to 2004—has spoken before about being content with how things are in her life right now. That’s why she isn’t looking to tie the knot for the third time anytime soon. 

“I've learned that I'm pretty sturdy,” she reflected to People in 2021. “I'm OK when it’s just the kids and me. I'm OK when they fall apart. I mean I have my moments, but pretty much, I'm really OK.”

Indeed, Jennifer added that she feels “so far” from marriage, and doesn’t necessarily need it to be a part of her future. 

“I don't know that marriage would need to be a part,” she continued. “This is not the time. I don't need to complicate it; I'm good.”

Considering she just sent her and Ben’s oldest, Violet, off to college, Jennifer is still very much in mom mode. Keep reading for more of her quotes on parenthood.

When it comes to co-parenting, Jennifer Garner will always maintain a cordial relationship with her ex-husband Ben Affleck for the sake of their children: Violet, Seraphina and Samuel.

“It’s not Ben’s job to make me happy," Garner shared in a 2016 Vanity Fair interview. "The main thing is these kids―and we’re completely in line with what we hope for them."

She continued, "Sure, I lost the dream of dancing with my husband at my daughter’s wedding. But you should see their faces when he walks through the door. And if you see your kids love someone so purely and wholly, then you’re going to be friends with that person.”

Though she and Affleck are both successful actors, Garner doesn't want their kids to live inside a Hollywood bubble.

"It's really important for my kids to see that everyone doesn’t have the lives they see in Los Angeles," she told Southern Living. "That doesn’t reflect the rest of the world. I want them to grow up with the Southern values I had―to look at people when they say hello and to stop and smell the roses."

And that's why her parenting style is very hands-on.

“I think teaching your kids anything is a lifelong job and certainly values are something―you can’t just say, ‘Here, have values!’" she previously told E! News. "You have to show them that you have values."

Explaining how setting a good example is the "most important job," the Alias alum added that she and Affleck—who she split with in 2015 after 10 years of marriage—hope that their kids "see and appreciate the work we do."

Of course, there is no one standard way of parenting.

“As much as you think that, ’OK, I’m going to follow what this person says,'" Garner noted during a 2016 appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers, "it’s not up to you, dude."

Advising parents to "let it go" when it comes to their worries, the 13 Going on 30 star continued, "You’re going to struggle. It’s going to suck—just like for everyone else."

For Garner, the key to maintaining a good structure for her kids is setting up boundaries and rules.

"You just have to do it," she explained to Us Weekly. "It’s not pretty. I don’t think that I’m always the best at it, but I try my best to be consistent and for them to know what they can expect from me."

And when she does experience a roadblock in her parenting journey, Garner believes "every day is a fresh start."

"You always can say, ‘Today, we’re going to try this!'" she told People. "And if it goes horribly, you can say, ‘Today, we’re throwing that out, and we’re trying this!’"

The actress added, "That’s part of what I like about being a mom in general."

Garner's motherhood joy extends into the cinematic universe as well.

"I’m really glad that I’m playing moms," she told Today, "because there’s no more rich time in women’s lives than when you have your babies."