Looks like Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck might be heading toward a reconciliation. Despite spending the summer apart and putting their home on the market, the couple have made an effort to stay in touch—specifically through handwritten letters.

A source tells the Daily Mail, “Jen and Ben agreed it is best to take some time apart so they can really figure out what it is that they want. They were ready to throw in the towel. Divorce papers are done and ready to be filed. But they wanted to give it one last go before walking away from this and are going back to the beginning by writing each other letters. This is what made them fall in love in the first place.”

Apparently, the couple wrote each other numerous letters back in the day, and Ben kept them throughout his marriage to Jennifer Garner—eventually binding them into a book for J.Lo when they got back together, which she showed viewers in her documentary.

“This time, J.Lo will definitely not be showing anyone these letters and they are just to stay between her and Ben,” the source explained. “If they decide that they want to stay together, she will be keeping her love life to herself. Right now, it is looking promising.”

Meanwhile, another insider adds that despite things being “strained” between Jen and Ben, “there is also a deep love for each other. They just have to find what got them back together in the first place and there is definitely a chance that three will be a charm when and if that happens, they aren’t throwing in the towel. They are taking it day by day and they don’t want to get divorced.”

Fingers crossed things work out!