Monday, September 16, 2013

Jessa Duggar Courtship!

Jessa Duggar is in a courtship! The Duggars asked us to keep the news under wraps for a few days, but we now have their blessing to make the announcement. Who's the lucky guy? His name is Ben Seewald. He's 18 years old, and he lives in Hot Springs, Arkansas, a town about three-and-a-half hours south of the Duggars.

The couple met at church and began getting to know each other via texting conversations that were monitored by Jim Bob and Michelle.

"Jessa has a very steady personality," Michelle told People Magazine. "It has been interesting to watch their interactions because for her personality type, they share very similar beliefs. It has been fun to watch them and both of our phones are going off back and forth, ping, ping, ping."
During their courtship, the couple has decided to limit their physical contact to side hugs for greetings and goodbyes only. Like her older brother Josh, Jessa plans to save her first kiss until marriage.

Jim Bob said that he admires Ben's character and his ministry focus. "When a guy is pursing your daughter, you want to check him out and see if there are any red flags and with Ben, there hasn't been," the father of 19 told People. "He is very sharp. It appears like a match made in heaven."



205 comments:

  1. I hate to ask but does anyone else find Ben a little fishy? I don't know what it is about him but he just seems off to me, like a little sketchy or something. Sometimes it looks like he is trying too hard to be nice. Even in just his pictures he has that sketchy look about him. I like Jill's fiance though.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I don't think they will end up together and if Jessa does marry him it will be from pressure to say 'yes.' They don't go together, they have no chemistry. Jill and Derrick never met but they had more chemistry over skype than I saw between Jessa and Ben.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Side hugs really? I was french kissing @17! Oh how i live a regrettable wild life... bless Jessa and Ben for their purity! I wish saved that "one" little thing before I got married! but nope! i feel guilty about that now though so I really appreciate their guidleines

    ReplyDelete
  4. So I am seeing a lot of people say that Mr. and Mrs. Duggar set the rules without talking to there kids? From what I can see they all talk about everything so I am sure the courting couples had a say in the rules.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Jessa is 20, Ben is 18.
    I don't get all the derogatory comments!!! I know a couple who the wife is 8 years older than the husband, she is a stay at home mom, and I've never seen a happier family!!! I'm sure Ben could provide, or else Mr. Duggar would not have allowed them to begin a courtship. Please remember, we must build each other up, NOT tear each other down.
    God bless you two!!

    ReplyDelete

Thanks for leaving your comments! We answer as many of your questions as we can, but due to the number of comments we receive daily, we are unable to answer every one. Our aim is to post all points of view, but we do not post anything that is profane, insulting, derogatory, or in poor taste.