Fans were shocked when Jana Duggar married Stephen Wissmann without first publicly announcing they were dating. Although the former Counting On star is the eldest daughter of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar, she was the last of the older siblings to say "I do." And evidently, she broke several Duggar courtship rules before tying the knot.
During the 19 Kids and Counting and Counting On days, the family highlighted family rules surrounding "dating with a purpose," which is how they defined courting. Only side hugs were permitted while courting and during an engagement. Additionally, hand holding was only acceptable after a couple got engaged. Things like kissing and sex, of course, were reserved only for married couples.
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Jana is the oldest Duggar sibling to marry and clearly, the rules are different for a 34-year-old.
By Duggar standards, Jana, at 34, was practically a spinster before she decided to marry. Michelle and Jim Bob's kids have typically tied the knot by their early 20s (and Justin was only 17 when he proposed to Claire). The closest comparison was Jana's twin brother, John David, who was 28 when he and Abbie married.
In a PDA-filled video, Jana and Stephen embraced in a frontal hug.
Jana published a video to her YouTube channel August 24 titled, "Surprising My Boyfriend at Work!" She and some of her siblings showed up at Stephen's worksite, and as soon as he saw Jana, they went for a frontal hug. As Duggar fans/critics know, only side hugs are permitted before marriage.
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Jana and Stephen broke another courtship rule by holding hands.
Immediately after the forbidden frontal hug, Stephen and Jana sat in the front seat of a vehicle and seemingly broke another Duggar courtship rule. Stephen drove while sweetly holding Jana's hand. If they were courting at the time, this would violate the rule. If they were already engaged, however, then the couple was simply enjoying the perk of putting a ring on it.
Later, Stephen 'proposed' with a Ring Pop.
As if the PDA wasn't cute enough, Wissmann upped the ante with a joke proposal. A clip in Jana's YouTube video showed the 31-year-old get down on one knee and jokingly present his girlfriend with a Ring Pop. She said "Yes," and they mockingly posed together while showing off the ring.
Jana teased an upcoming house tour/renovation video featuring her and Stephen's home in Nebraska.
At the end of her YouTube video, Jana encouraged viewers to stay tuned for a look at her and Stephen renovating spaces in their home, along with a tour. People recently reported that Jana will move from Arkansas to Nebraska, where Stephen lives.
"He has a little house we bought that we've been fixing up and getting pulled together, and so that's been fun," Jana told the magazine.
We can't wait to see it!
