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."
