New Duggar courtship!

[mccallister84]

Jessa is being courted!


www.people.com/people/mobile/article/0,,20735445,00.html

I think she looks so pretty in the picture. I also feel badly for the girls - can you imagine your dad nixing every guy who wants to date you?

[mccallister84]

PS - I feel for the girls for other reasons too, in case that was unclear!

[cajunmom]

Your link doesn't work.

[Kore]

Is she the first of the girls to be courted?

She gets prettier & prettier.

[SusanBAnthony]

She is pretty and has normal looking hair.

But the courtship thing is creepy as hell. And side hugs. Side hugs! And group texting its your mom about sermons.

[SusanBAnthony]

Sept 16, 2013 20:27:25 GMT -5 Kore said:

Is she the first of the girls to be courted?

She gets prettier & prettier.

According to the article, others men have asked for courtship with all the older girls, but this is the first one that Jim-Bob has approved because the others weren't having enough ministry or something.  

[Raggedeannie]

Her suitor is just a pup! 18!

Here is a clicky link

[mccallister84]

Oops! Sorry for the broken link! Thanks for providing a clicky Raggedeannie

I also think its interesting that he's 18. I thought part of the courtship was being able to provide for the girl/support her. I wonder what he "does."

[Kore]

Sept 16, 2013 20:45:20 GMT -5 Catlawdy said:

Side hugs, oh no! If the courtship doesn't work, she's a sullied woman.

30 second side hugs! That's practically third base.

[cowboyjoe]

Courtship is such a strange concept to me.

There is a guy in my office who just started courting a girl. They are in their mid 20's and he still sat down the father to ask permission to court her, and they later sat down with both sets of parents to determine the boundaries of the relationship.

It blows my mind.

[zarapipe]

Such a weird article.

Mom and dad are part of their txt conversations? Sooooo weird. Even that surprised me bit, even for the duggars

[Deleted]

I just made H side hug me. It got super awkward after about 8 seconds. Forget 30.

[mccallister84]

Sept 16, 2013 20:56:08 GMT -5 zarapipe said:

Such a weird article.

Mom and dad are part of their txt conversations? Sooooo weird. Even that surprised me bit, even for the duggars

I'm surprised they're letting them text/that the kids are allowed to text in general. I vaguely remember (perhaps incorrectly) that when Josh and Anna were courting they would talk on the phone with some of their siblings on the line as well so it would be a big group convo. Someone feel free to correct me if this is wrong.

[mccallister84]

Sept 16, 2013 21:00:09 GMT -5 @carmensandiego said:

I just made H side hug me. It got super awkward after about 8 seconds. Forget 30.

This made me laugh!

[bunch]

What a cute couple.

[ESF]

So fucking weird.

These people must have the emotional maturity of an eight year old. How on earth can you be independent married adults if you have been treated like a child until you say "I do."

[amity]

Lets just hope they don't expand their side hugging into hand holding. Remember when Anna and Josh used to basically have hand sex? It made me so uncomfortable I could barely watch.

[pugz]

I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS!

[Kore]

Sept 16, 2013 21:00:09 GMT -5 @carmensandiego said:

I just made H side hug me. It got super awkward after about 8 seconds. Forget 30.

Lol!

[zarapipe]

Sept 16, 2013 21:03:07 GMT -5 amity said:

Lets just hope they don't expand their side hugging into hand holding. Remember when Anna and Josh used to basically have hand sex? It made me so uncomfortable I could barely watch.

Hahaha maybe they dry humped during their hour long hug. Changing it up a bit.

[pugz]

I want to know more about him, I wonder what kind of family he comes from, of means I assume.

[greekypie]

Sept 16, 2013 20:50:00 GMT -5 Kore said:

Sept 16, 2013 20:45:20 GMT -5 Catlawdy said:

Side hugs, oh no! If the courtship doesn't work, she's a sullied woman.

30 second side hugs! That's practically third base.

App like

[LoveTrains]

I can't believe Johanna is already 7 years old. My goodness!

I wonder if Jana & Jill are bitter that Jessa gets to court before them? Is it Jill that has been interested in midwifery or was that Jessa?

[Willis Jackson]

I want to know what the wedding night is like for these people. What's it like to go from zero to 60 in one night? They have no idea what they're doing.

I wonder if Jana and Jill are pissed.

[Deleted]

Sept 16, 2013 21:00:09 GMT -5 @carmensandiego said:

I just made H side hug me. It got super awkward after about 8 seconds. Forget 30.

Lol! After you posted this I made DH do it but would tell him what was going on. It was super awkward. 

[Willis Jackson]

Sept 16, 2013 21:36:39 GMT -5 @beagle said:

Sept 16, 2013 21:12:10 GMT -5 Willis Jackson said:

I want to know what the wedding night is like for these people. What's it like to go from zero to 60 in one night? They have no idea what they're doing.

I hope they know where to stick it.  I mean, if it even gets that far.

I assume there's a lot of prayer beforehand and afterwards.  I wonder if they scream "Oh God!" when it's really good?

I'm back on my pain meds, so my filter is completely gone.

You must have missed Jim Bob's pep talk to Josh on his wedding day. "It's kind of like Legos."

That was one of my top 5 favorite moments of television right there.

[imojoebunny]

Sept 16, 2013 21:00:09 GMT -5 @carmensandiego said:

I just made H side hug me. It got super awkward after about 8 seconds. Forget 30.

Killed it.  

[mbcdefg]

So what happens if they decide to break up somewhere down the line?

Or is that pretty much not going to happen?

[mbcdefg]

Sept 16, 2013 21:54:25 GMT -5 @beagle said:

Sept 16, 2013 21:51:29 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

So what happens if they decide to break up somewhere down the line?

Or is that pretty much not going to happen?

I think either of them can end it at any time.

And she won't be thought of as a "whore" or "damaged goods" anything? (Is that why they only do side hugs and stuff?)

[pugz]

Sept 16, 2013 21:54:25 GMT -5 @beagle said:

Sept 16, 2013 21:51:29 GMT -5 mbcdefg said:

So what happens if they decide to break up somewhere down the line?

Or is that pretty much not going to happen?

I think either of them can end it at any time.

yup,  a courtship in the Bates family didn't pan out.