At 27, Jana Duggar is the eldest of the Duggar daughters.
And not surprisingly, much has been made of the fact that Jana is still single.
Obviously, 27 is far from old maid age, but as kids, the Duggar women are taught that procreation is the number one reason they’re put on Earth.
In recent months, there’s been talk of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar pressuring Jana to start a relationship.
Fans have noticed that she seems to be making more appearances on the family’s social media pages and the Duggars have done nothing to deny the rumors that they’re “putting Jana out there” in hopes of helping her find a suitor.
In fact, they appear to have ramped up their efforts over the past two weeks.
The fan favorite has been making regular appearances on the Duggars’ official Facebook page ever since a photo of Jana at the Duggar’s Valentine’s Day party sparked rumors that she was involved in a romantic relationship.
It now appears that that wasn’t the case.
But it also looks as though the Duggars have enjoyed the positive feedback they’ve been receiving from featuring Jana on their social media accounts more regularly.
The Duggars have revealed that the reason Jana was received a bouquet of roses on Valentine’s Day was that the family had put a religious twist on the holiday, the same way they put a religious twist on … well, just about everything.
“Here’s a sweet twist on Valentine’s Day! We are having a family-wide party celebrating love,” they wrote on Facebook.
“God’s love and our love for one another. Our theme is ‘We love because He first loved us!’”
The comments on the pic ranged from hopeful (“I hope this is from a suitor that will get her out of there!!!!!!!”) to irate, as many fans believe that the Duggars have conspired to keep Jana single so that she continue to help in raising her many younger siblings.
“Great they don’t just leave Jana handcuffed to the stoves demand she care for all the young children,” reads one comment on the latest photo of Jana out and about with her mother.
“Let that poor sweet girl out every once in awhile,” another commenter wrote.
The most common theory regarding Jana’s sudden prominence on the family’s Facebook page is that her parents are doing their best to help her find a husband.
But there are other possibilities, as well:
Many have speculated that the Duggars are hoping to quash rumors that Jana is miserable and overworked by showing her enjoying herself out of the house.
Others believe that she may not want to get married and that her parents are pressuring her into a courtship.
Whatever the case, Jana is more visible than ever, and her time as “the Cinderella Duggar” may well be coming to a close.