Jennifer Lopez wants to stay single

Jennifer Lopez doesn’t want to find another boyfriend because she is concentrating on looking after her children.

The 45-year-old star – who has six-year-old twins Max and Emme from her seven-year marriage to Marc Anthony – insists ensuring her little ones feel loved is the  »most important thing » in her life, but that hasn’t stopped her friends from trying to set her up with the perfect man.

Jennifer – who finalized her divorce form third husband Marc in June – said:  »My friends are constantly trying to set me up but I’m just not there right now. It’s not something that’s a priority.

 »I have gone from relationship to relationship but, at the end of the day, I am not ashamed of the path I have taken or the lessons I have learned.

 »Right now it feels good to just be on my own and have some ‘I love Jennifer’ time, which I haven’t done a lot in my life.

 »I am just spending time with myself and my kids. I still believe in love, of course, but the thing you think about most is who is good enough to come into the life of me and the kids? »

 »You just want the kids to know they are loved, that’s the most important thing. Being a mother is my number one priority. »

Jennifer was recently romantically linked to ‘Dancing with the Stars’ professional Maksim Chmerkovskiy and choreographer JR Taylor, who is said to be a good friend, but admits she is biding her time before settling down again because she doesn’t want to end up with more  »misery » in her life.

She added to the Daily Mirror newspaper:  »You know, I’ve always believed in that institution but it is difficult. I have a gut instinct and I follow that. When I don’t it’s when I usually go wrong with people and relationships.

 »You make decisions for two reasons: out of fear or out of love, and when you make them out of fear they end in misery.

 »I just try to do things that feel right to me, » she said.  »I don’t try to follow or look at what anybody else is doing.

 »I am not opposed to having fun, being silly, falling down, getting up … anything. I am just open for the experience and for whatever comes along. »

The ‘Booty’ hitmaker split with boyfriend Casper Smart in June following a two-and-a-half year romance.

She was previously married to dancer Cris Judd for two years before their split in 2003 and had a brief one-year marriage to Cuban waiter Ojani Noa from February 1997 to January 1998.

While still married to Cris, Jennifer started dating actor Ben Affleck and they later got engaged but a marriage never materialized.