Time has a way of flying by and it is almost a 6 year anniversary for Marc Anthony and his love Jennifer Lopez. Jennifer sat down with Ok! magazine and explained how she balances family and work and what is most important to her.

Your private life seems to be your priority now.

I do have more of a private life now. That part of my life has changed. I just didn’t want to be that person anymore.

You seem to be much more relaxed than earlier in your career.

I guess I am. You start out young and confident, thinking you want to be an actress and singer. Then you actually do it and it’s great for a while, but then you have all this success and other things start becoming more important.

Is it hard to juggle work and family life?

I think you have to know what is most important to you. And I think you have to realize that as much as you put into your relationship and your children — but more so. That’s how you balance it. For me, my family is the most important thing and everything else comes after that.

You seem so happy and content with your life, despite how busy you are.

As I’ve gotten older, I’ve realized that the harder things are, the better things are. Where you’re test, that’s where you get to the next level in your life. You do things because your gut tells you to do them; then they can never be wrong because they’re right for you, no matter how [things are] perceived. The important thing is that you did it and you did it in the best way you could.

Jennifer is such an inspiration, especially to those of us who have had unfortunate luck in dating.

Jennifer gives us all hope.

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