Jennifer Lopez opens up to Vanity Fair in her first interview since announcing her divorce from Marc Anthony.

Lopez together with Anthony could make magic and had worked great as a fellow entertainer for seven years until their public split last month. “I will always respect Marc as a singer and performer,” The 42-year-old diva tells Vanity Fair.

Lopez calls herself an eternal optimist about love. “I’m a hopeless romantic and passionate person when it comes to love,” says the superstar. “It’s not that I didn’t love myself before. Sometimes we don’t realize that we are compromising ourselves. To understand that a person is not good for you, or that that person is not treating you in the right way, or that he is not doing the right thing for himself—if I stay, then I am not doing the right thing for me. I love myself enough to walk away from that now.”

The heartbroken Lopez shares that her biggest dream, love, hadn’t made an happy ending in her family with Anthony, though she really worked hard at it.

“I believe in love. It’s still my biggest dream. I am positive—determined to move forward with my life, bring up my babies, and do the best job I can as a mother, entertainer, and person. I now look forward to new challenges. I feel strong,” Lopez says.

Will Lopez soon find her right man again?

Check out her three previous marriages and several significant relationships in her pursuit of love:

Lopez’s Wedding No 1: Ojani Noa (1997 to 1998)

Lopez met Noa, a Cuban actor while he worked as a waiter at a Miami restaurant in Florida. After Ojani proposed to Jennifer in the middle of a dance floor in October 28,1996 in San Antonio, Texas, they married on February 22, 1977 and divorced in about a year.

Since 2006, they have been in court fighting over a tell-all book and a sex video that Ojani wanted to release.

Lopez’s Boyfriend, Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs (1999 to 2001)

Lopez had about a two-and-a-half-year relationship with a rapper and producer Sean Combs.

Lopez’s Boyfriend, Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs (1999 to 2001)

Lopez had about a two-and-a-half-year relationship with a rapper and producer Sean Combs.

Lopez’s Boyfriend, Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs (1999 to 2001)

Lopez had about a two-and-a-half-year relationship with a rapper and producer Sean Combs.

Lopez’s Boyfriend, Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs (1999 to 2001)

Lopez had about a two-and-a-half-year relationship with a rapper and producer Sean Combs.

Lopez’s Wedding No 2: Cris Judd (2001 to 2003)

Lopez met Judd, a choreographer, composer, director, and backup dancer, while filming the music video for her single "Love Don't Cost a Thing." The two were married in September, 2001 and divorced in January 2003. A year ago before the official divorce, their marriage ended when Judd found out that Lopez was dating Ben Affleck.

Lopez’s Wedding No 2: Cris Judd (2001 to 2003)

Lopez met Judd, a choreographer, composer, director, and backup dancer, while filming the music video for her single "Love Don't Cost a Thing." The two were married in September, 2001 and divorced in January 2003. A year ago before the official divorce, their marriage ended when Judd found out that Lopez was dating Ben Affleck.

Lopez’s Wedding No 2: Cris Judd (2001 to 2003)

Lopez met Judd, a choreographer, composer, director, and backup dancer, while filming the music video for her single "Love Don't Cost a Thing." The two were married in September, 2001 and divorced in January 2003. A year ago before the official divorce, their marriage ended when Judd found out that Lopez was dating Ben Affleck.

Lopez’s Wedding No 2: Cris Judd (2001 to 2003)

Lopez met Judd, a choreographer, composer, director, and backup dancer, while filming the music video for her single "Love Don't Cost a Thing." The two were married in September, 2001 and divorced in January 2003. A year ago before the official divorce, their marriage ended when Judd found out that Lopez was dating Ben Affleck.

Lopez’s Wedding No 2: Cris Judd (2001 to 2003)

Lopez met Judd, a choreographer, composer, director, and backup dancer, while filming the music video for her single "Love Don't Cost a Thing." The two were married in September, 2001 and divorced in January 2003. A year ago before the official divorce, their marriage ended when Judd found out that Lopez was dating Ben Affleck.

Lopez’s Fiance, Ben Affleck (2002 to 2004)

Lopez and Affleck announced their engagement in November 2002, after Affleck gave her a six-carat pink diamond ring. However, their planned marriage on September 14, 2003 in Santa Barbara, California, was cancelled. The two eventually ended their high-profile relationship in January 2004.

Lopez’s Fiance, Ben Affleck (2002 to 2004)

Lopez and Affleck announced their engagement in November 2002, after Affleck gave her a six-carat pink diamond ring. However, their planned marriage on September 14, 2003 in Santa Barbara, California, was cancelled. The two eventually ended their high-profile relationship in January 2004.

Lopez’s Fiance, Ben Affleck (2002 to 2004)

Lopez and Affleck announced their engagement in November 2002, after Affleck gave her a six-carat pink diamond ring. However, their planned marriage on September 14, 2003 in Santa Barbara, California, was cancelled. The two eventually ended their high-profile relationship in January 2004.

Lopez’s Fiance, Ben Affleck (2002 to 2004)

Lopez and Affleck announced their engagement in November 2002, after Affleck gave her a six-carat pink diamond ring. However, their planned marriage on September 14, 2003 in Santa Barbara, California, was cancelled. The two eventually ended their high-profile relationship in January 2004.

Lopez’s Wedding No 3: Marc Anthony (2004 to 2011)

Marc Anthony was Lopez’s long-time friend with whom she had worked in music videos. Lopez and Anthony secretly married in her home in Beverly Hills, California on June 5, 2004, four days after his divorce from Dayanara Torres was final. The couple has three children together before their split on July 15, 2011.

Lopez’s Wedding No 3: Marc Anthony (2004 to 2011)

Marc Anthony was Lopez’s long-time friend with whom she had worked in music videos. Lopez and Anthony secretly married in her home in Beverly Hills, California on June 5, 2004, four days after his divorce from Dayanara Torres was final. The couple has three children together before their split on July 15, 2011.

Lopez’s Wedding No 3: Marc Anthony (2004 to 2011)

Marc Anthony was Lopez’s long-time friend with whom she had worked in music videos. Lopez and Anthony secretly married in her home in Beverly Hills, California on June 5, 2004, four days after his divorce from Dayanara Torres was final. The couple has three children together before their split on July 15, 2011.

Lopez’s Wedding No 3: Marc Anthony (2004 to 2011)

Marc Anthony was Lopez’s long-time friend with whom she had worked in music videos. Lopez and Anthony secretly married in her home in Beverly Hills, California on June 5, 2004, four days after his divorce from Dayanara Torres was final. The couple has three children together before their split on July 15, 2011.

Lopez’s Wedding No 3: Marc Anthony (2004 to 2011)

Marc Anthony was Lopez’s long-time friend with whom she had worked in music videos. Lopez and Anthony secretly married in her home in Beverly Hills, California on June 5, 2004, four days after his divorce from Dayanara Torres was final. The couple has three children together before their split on July 15, 2011.