John David Duggar and Abbie Burnett: ALREADY Breaking Family Courting Rules?!?

John David Duggar and Abbie Burnett are wasting no time at all.

Falling in love and planning a family?

Sure, maybe. We guess.

But we mean it more along these lines:

John David Duggar and Abbie Burnett are wasting no time at all… in breaking family courtship rules. Uh-oh!

As any celebrity gossip follower likely know well, the Duggars are a rather strict family.

We don’t mean this as a statement of judgment, just a statement of fact: Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have put strong guidelines into place for their loved ones.

These include making a relationship official via a courtship announcement, such as the one John David and Abbie made last week; along with requirements that you cannot kiss before marriage and even cannot go anywhere while courting without a chaperone.

And one source now claims that this new couple managed to break BOTH these rules after just a few days of courting.

The Facebook group titled “Duggar Family News: Life is not all pickles and hairspray” has shared multiple photos on its account of Duggar and Burnett taking a trip last Tuesday to Walmart.

This was the same day on which they announced their courtship.

According to an onlooker, John David and Abbie were NOT accompanied by a chaperone, for starters.

But… wait! It gets even more scandalous:

“My source also says that it looked like John grabbed Abbie’s ass before he noticed there were other shoppers around and moved just before this photo was taken,” reads the controversial post on this side, adding:

“My source also says he whispered to Abbie after he walked past a lesbian couple. Doesn’t Jesus condemn whispering? It’s rude!”

(NOTE: Does Jesus condemn whispering? We’re actually asking.)

John David has often been seen as one of the more rebellious of Jim Bob and Michelle’s children.

There’s even been talk that he may be the first relative to simply walk away from reality television.

We can’t verify that rumor just yet, but we can say that this relationship is serious enough that John David and Abbie have opened both a Twitter account and an Instagram account.

The first two photos in this article are taken from the latter.

“The Razorbacks lost, but I’m still feeling like a winner!” John David wrote as the caption to the second picture above; it has already been Liked over 21,000 times.

Fans, meanwhile, seem unconcerned about John David and Abbie’s possible rule-breaking.

They’re just happy the 28-year old has finally found love.

“So happy you found your girl, John David! You guys seem like such a great fit… she’s everything I thought your girl would be,” wrote one Instagram user, whole anothed added

“John, you have such a big smile these days! You and Abbie make a cute couple.”

Burnett lives in Oklahoma and works as a nurse.

And her potential in-laws seem pretty psyched that she’s in their son’s life.

“John David brings our hearts so much joy and we’ve watched him faithfully pray, wait, and trust God for the right girl to come along!” said Jim Bob and Michelle in a statement, adding:

“Now, a beautiful relationship has blossomed between the two of them. We can’t wait to see what the Lord will do in the future.”

Click PLAY below to watch the first interview between John David and Abbie:

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John-David Duggar and Abbie Grace Burnett: They... Are... Courting!

John-David Duggar has apparently come out of the closet.

No, not like that.

You do know which famous family he’s a part of, right?

Last summer, though, we EXCLUSIVELY reported that John-David was involved in a secret courtship.

That may or may not have been the case at the time.

But now this Counting On cast member has gone public with a verified courtship, confirming to Us Weekly that he has taken this very, very serious step with Abbie Grace Burnett.

“Abbie and I are just so excited, we’ve known of each other for several years,” the 28-year-old told the aforementioned tabloid of this relationship, adding:

“We fell in love very quickly and it’s been a wonderful journey thus far.”

This exciting piece of news comes about two years after Jinger Duggar sort of claimed that her brother was involved with some other woman, as questions about John-David’s love life have been plaguing the Internet for a long time now.

The guy is 28 years old after all.

That’s like retirement age for the Duggars in terms of courting, marrying and then having many babies.

He’s fallen way behind already!

This comes as little surprise to anyone familiar with John-David, as he’s considered the most quiet of almost all Duggars and perhaps the one least interested in the spotlight.

John-David is Michelle and Jim Bob’s second-oldest son, the twin brother of fan favorite Jana Duggar… yet you probably know very little about him.

He works as a pilot, firefighter and sheriff’s deputy and he sometimes clashes with his conversation/controlling father.

There’s even been talk that Duggar may walk away from reality television entirely!

Abbie, who is 26, says the following to Us Weekly about when her love first bloomed for this reluctant TLC cast member:

“John flew in for a church event here in Oklahoma where I’m from. We really got connected then.”

Well… okay then!

We see that she is a woman of few words. No wonder these two get along so well!

According to the now-defunct BurnettFamily10 blog that was once run by Burnett’s family, Abbie had seven siblings as of 2010, including a brother whose hyphenated name is strikingly similar to that of her future husband.

On the archived “About” section of this since-deleted blog, her siblings are listed as John-Clay, Hannah, Caleb, Charity, twins Maggie and Carinna and Benjamin.

And according to the TLC website, Abbie works as a nurse, which makes her a perfect match for volunteer first responder John-David.

She also resides in Oklahoma, while John-David lives in Arkansas with his family. We wonder where they will live if they get married.

“Big news! #JohnDavidDuggar has a special someone,” wrote TLC on its official Instagram account this week, adding as a tease:

“Visit TLCme.com to meet the happy couple, and learn more about #AbbieBurnett.”

Wow. She has her own hashtag. This really must be serious!

John-David one quipped that he’ll be a “bachelor until the rapture,” so he truly must have intense feelings for Abbie. Or he must feel intense pressure from his loved ones.

Either way… best of luck to the new and official couple!

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Kenny Smith In "Courting Stages" for NY Knicks Job

Kenny Smith says he’s in the “courting stages” for the NY Knicks head coaching job — and says he believes he’s battling 7 other candidates.  Smith met with the Knicks last week and tells TMZ Sports it “went well” — but he knows he’s not the…

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Josiah Duggar: Courting Lauren Swanson!

Another Duggar is headed for the altar!

Sources close to the family have confirmed that Josiah Duggar is courting Lauren Swanson, a longtime family friend.

The Duggars have yet to officially announce the courtship, but insiders say there’s no mistaking the fact that Josiah and Lauren are an item.

Swanson joined the Duggars on their current trip to Australia, which is already an indication that she’s more than just a family friend.

Further driving the point home is the fact that Lauren is being treated like a guest of honor, joining the Duggars on stage for their public appearances, and conspicuously being seated next to Josiah.

Witnesses say Lauren is already greeting fans and signing autographs as though she’s one of the family.

While Duggar courtship rumors are certainly nothing new, Josiah’s situation is unique from those of his siblings.

Josiah courted Marjorie Jackson in 2015, and the two of them called it quits not long after announcing their relationship.

That makes him the only member of his immediate family to be involved in an unsuccessful courtship.

The cause of Josiah and Marjorie’s split remains a mystery, and some Duggar fans continue to obsess over what exactly went wrong.

“Marjorie and I had a good time together,” Josiah revealed to People magazine in 2016.

“We were just trying to follow God’s lead on everything. She didn’t feel that it was the right timing then, so we called it quits for a bit.”

The relationship ended abruptly, and seemingly not on good terms.

The family never announced the breakup, and Duggar fans simply pieced it together when Josiah deleted all photos of Marjorie from his Instagram page.

At one point, it was rumored that Marjorie was planning to write a tell-all exposing some of the Duggars’ darkest secrets, but the book never materialized.

Little is known about Lauren, but it’s assumed that, like Marjorie, she’s a particularly pious member of the Duggars’ congregation.

Those who know the Duggars best say they expect a formal courtship announcement will be made upon the family’s return to the States.

In the meantime, watch Counting On online for more from reality TV’s most famous family.

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The Bachelor 2018 Cast: Meet ALL the Women Courting Arie!

Yes, Bachelor Nation, it"s that time of year again.

Arie Luyendyk has been named The Bachelor, five and a half years after finishing second on The Bachelorette on ABC.

And, thanks to The Bachelor spoilers, we already know the 29 women who will be competing for his heart come 2018.

Oh yes. Even though ABC has yet to release the standard, official blue-backdrop cast picture, we know their identities.

(We also know who Arie"s final four are, but we"ll leave it up to you to decide how many spoilers you want to read now.)

Meet the lucky Bachelor ladies of 2018 below!

1. Jessica Carroll

Jessica, 26, is a Canadian-American on-camera host, digital entrepreneur, and dynamic social media personality with nearly 100,000 followers spanning across her media platforms, according to her website, which also boasts that she has gained the reputation of being an energetic and engaging host through her work for Hollyscoop, LA Live, Afterbuzz TV, and several other online platforms and TV shows including E! News. In other words, she is totally here to find love and not to promote her career in the entertainment industry whatsof–kingever.

2. Brittany Taylor

Brittany works for Google, and lives in Austin, Texas. We tried searching for her on LinkedIn for more info for you but there are a lot of Brittany Taylors and we didn’t want to show up under “People Who Viewed Your Profile” so we scrapped that.

3. Caroline Lunny

At 25 years old, she’s realtor from South Florida who is also a former Miss USA contestant.

4. Jenna Cooper

A 29-year old fitness instructor from Raleigh, North Carolina. You can search YouTube for some of her workout videos.

5. Becca Kurfin

Rebecca, who goes by Becca, is a 29-year old senior account executive. Her father sadly died eight years ago and her mom is a breast cancer survivor in remission.

6. Chelsea Roy

A 29-year old University of Southern Maine graduate; she’s single mom with a three-year-old son named Sammy.

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Jana Duggar & Jacob Wilson: Courting?!

Another day, another Jana Duggar courtship rumor.

That sounds like a figure of speech, but at this point, it’s an almost-literal description of the media scrutiny surrounding Jana’s love life.

Just yesterday – yesterday! – sources claimed that Jana was courting Caleb Williams, a longtime family friend with whom she’s reportedly bee spending a lot of time in recent weeks.

Today, a new suitor has emerged, and once again, the Duggar faithful are convinced that wedding bells will soon be ringing for Jana.

As with Williams, the evidence of a romance between Jana and Jacob Wilson is flimsy at best, but we’ll present it to you, the jury, nonetheless:

Fans who print out every photo that the Duggars post on social media and examine them under a microscope have discovered that Williams has been lingering in the background of many Duggar family photos lately.

Now, there could be a very simple explanation for this:

Jacob is the son of Clark Wilson, a longtime friend of the Duggars, who helped build the 7,000-square-foot compound they call home.

The Duggars maintain close ties with a number of families who share their fundamentalist views, and they often regard these like-minded clans as a part of an extended family unted not by blood, but by a shared worldview.

But even though they’re raised to think of one another almost as siblings, all Duggar children are still encouraged to consider these fellow fundies first when seeking out breeding partners.

(Draw whatever conclusions you’d like about how these seemingly contradictory messages might have contributed to the circumstances surrounding the Josh Duggar sex scandals.)

“Him and Jana would make beautiful babies,” commented one fan on a recent photo.

Others pointed out that as a hunter, avid fisherman, and volunteer firefighter, Jacob meets Jana’s requirements for a man who likes to “get his hands dirty.”

He’s also training to be an EMT, and he recently traveled to Texas and volunteered to help victims of Hurricane Harvey.

Sounds like a catch.

Unfrotunately, Jim Bob might take issue with the fact that Jacob most definitely does not share the Duggars views on the importance of “modest attire.”

It may seem like a minor point of contention, but sources say Jim Bob has been clashing with his sons-in-law quite frequently in recent months, primarily because they don’t share his views on certain religious doctrines.

Once Duggar women are married, it’s their husbands, not their fathers who determine their code of conduct.

Insiders say Jim Bob is deeply humiliated by the fact that Jinger Duggar has been wearing shorts since marrying Jeremy Vuolo, and he’s likely determined to avoid any further humiliation.

Of course, we’re probably getting way ahead of ourselves here, as in all likelihood, Jana and Jacob are not courting.

Although it’s worth noting that he is rocking a “J” name.

Bonus points for that.

Watch Counting On online for more from reality TV’s most controversial family.

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Jana Duggar: FINALLY Courting?!

These days, Jana Duggar courtship rumors surface about once a week, but it’s not hard to see why fans of the Duggar clan take such an interest in her love life.

As the oldest single Duggar female, Jana is something of a mysterious figure.

Duggar women are taught from birth that procreation is their primary reason for being, so it’s unusual to see a childless 27-year-old in the world of the “Quiverfull” movement.

(Jana’s twin brother, John-David Duggar, is also single, but Duggar men aren’t expected to live the lives of breeding machines.)

Jana courtship rumors have run the gamut from reasonable to completely outlandish over the years.

Back in May, for example, reports that Jana was being courted by Jonathan Hartono circulated on social media.

Despite falling under the “reasonable” heading, those rumors were quickly debunked.

On the opposite end of the spectrum, back in 2014 it was widely reported that Jana was dsting Tim Tebow.

Fans were none too shocked when that one got shot down.

So Jana isn’t dating the football flameout who was taking a knee before it was controversial.

That certainly won’t stop the rumor mill from churning.

Over the last week, there’s been a new round of courtship talk, and this one involves a man so mysterious many fans don’t even know his name.

His name is Caleb Williams, and he’r been popping up in Duggar family photos, and fans are convinced he’s the new man in Jana’s life.

But he’s better known to many fans as Jana’s mystery man.

That’s a photo posted by the Duggar clan on Saturday night.

It was captioned simply, “We love a great dinner together!!!”

The man in the foreground was left unidentified, but fans did their own detective work.

“Probably Jana’s ‘friend’…. they probably sat far apart on purpose,” wrote one fan, adding:

“The duggars always do things like that to keep things quiet while the couple is on the ‘just talking’ phase, prior to announcing them as a couple.”

After several such comments were posted, followers took it upon themselves to identify Caleb as a longtime family friend of the Duggars.

“For everyone losing their minds trying to figure out who the strange guy is, he’s Caleb Williams. He’s a church friend of the family,” wrote one fan.

Many of the comments addressed Caleb’s appearance, with some fans believing he was dressed inappropriately, or simply that he was not a suitable mate for Jana.

Caleb addressed those remarks yesterday with a comment of his own.

“To all the folks out there wondering: No, I had no idea my unmentionables were hanging out. In the future I will probably triple check to verify the integrity of my outer garments before any such pictures are snapped and shared,” Williams wrote.

“Typically our society as a whole frowns upon any color of boxers being exposed in formal style dress. My apologies to anyone that suffered from nightmares or any other egregious symptoms due to the excessive skin and dyed cotton exposure,” he added.

“Thank you everyone for the thoughts and advice!”

Sounds like a funny guy!

Maybe he’s not courting Jana, but suddenly, we wish he was!

Watch Counting On online for more from reality TV’s most controversial family.

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Kendra Caldwell: Courting Jedidiah Duggar BEFORE Joseph Duggar! (Exclusive)

Last month, Duggar family fans learned that Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell got engaged after just a few short months of courting.

Joseph proposed to Kendra at the reception following the wedding of his sister, Joy-Anna Duggar, and her new husband, Austin Forsyth.

Joy assisted in an elaborate proposal that was captured by TLC cameras, and the whole family seemed overjoyed when Kendra said yes.

But as with so many things involving the Duggar family and the way they present themselves on television, all was not quite as it seemed.

While the Duggar daughters courtships have all yielded successful marriages, the Duggar sons have not been so successful.

For obvious reasons, Josh Duggar’s marriage has endured one rough patch after another for at least the past two years.

Josiah Duggar’s courtship with Marjorie Jackson didn’t even reach the engagement stage, and it ended abruptly just weeks after the young couple made news of their relationship public.

Now, it looks as though Kendra and Joseph have already endured some difficulties of their own.

In an exclusive interview with The Hollywood Gossip, a former employee of the Duggars revealed that prior to courting Joseph, Kendra was romantically involved with someone else:

His brother, Jedidiah Duggar.

The business associate, who asked to remain anonymous, informed us that Joe moved in and “bumped [Jedidiah] out” during the early stages of the younger brother’s courtship with Kendra.

Understandably, there was a period of hostility between the brothers that ended only when Jed wrote a letter granting his blessing for Joe to pursue a relationship with Kendra.

Our source offered no information with regard to why the younger brother decided to quash the conflict and move on.

It’s possible that only Jed knows the real reason behind his change of heart.

But it’s also possible that this was yet another effort by Jim Bob to keep conflicts within the family out of the tabloid headlines.

“There’s a whole world that goes on that really isn’t so,” the insider told us about life on the Duggar compound.

“When the cameras aren’t rolling, it’s a whole different life.”

At 18, Jed is four years younger than Joseph, and that may have entered into Jim Bob’s thinking when it came time to help settle the conflict between brothers.

Or perhaps Jed decided to simply be the bigger man and prioritize his relationship with his brother over his relationship with Kendra, also 18.

It may sound as though Kendra Caldwell didn’t have much say in the matter herself, and in all likelihood, she didn’t.

According to the rules of the patriarchal society in which the Duggars live, women are by and large subservient to the men in their lives.

The decision of whom she should court was likely decided by her father (seen in the above trailer, with Joe asking his permission to court Kendra) and Jim Bob.

Of course, it’s unlikely that we’ll ever find out exactly what transpired behind the scenes between Kendra, Joe, and Jed.

Jim Bob has worked hard to create an illusory world that’s to the liking of millions of fans over the years.

And he’s not about to let the facade crumble any time soon.

View Slideshow: Joy-Anna Duggar Wedding Photos: Check Out Mrs. Forsyth’s Big Day!

As always, you can follow the link to watch Counting On online for more from one of TV’s most controversial families, and comment below.

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Jonathan Hartono: I"m NOT Courting Jana Duggar!

Whether you’re excited that she’s still on the market or sad that she’s still toiling away and single, rumors of Jana Duggar courting are false.

Just ask Jonathan Hartono, the man linked to “Cinderella” Duggar by various media sources this month, who came out and said as much.

Seemingly credible reports surfaced in recent weeks tying the eldest Duggar daughter, 27, to this longtime friend of the famous Arkansans.

Alas, like previous rumors linking the saintly beauty to Lawson Bates (or more ridiculously, Tim Tebow), it looks like they were just that:

Rumors.

The Duggar Family Blog, which is run by two friends of the TLC family, addressed the Hartono speculation and promptly shot it down:

“A rumor that Jana Duggar is in a courtship with Jonathan Hartono, a foreign exchange student from Indonesia who has been close friends with the Duggars since he and his sister Jennifer met Jana and John-David [Duggar] on a mission trip seven years ago, has been circulating in the tabloids.”

“Many of our readers have been asking if the rumor is true, so we wanted to inform you that it is not.”

“Jonathan has confirmed that he is still single and not in a relationship.”

Well. That settles that rather abruptly, no?

Insiders claimed that Jana and Jonathan, a Florida based student, were an item in early May, calling the couple “so sweet and fun.”

“Jonathan and his sister often stayed with the Duggars during breaks from school in the summer and over holidays,” said a Radar source.

“He was always over the house,” the insider added.

“They Duggars watched over him like family.”

We’ll give the tabloids this: Jonathan Hartono is a real person with a real connection to the Duggars, as his Instagram account proves.

He’s attended weddings with the family and even had a “date” with Jana’s father, Jim Bob … it just wasn’t about courting Jana Duggar.

Jonathan addressed that particular event with a photo and caption explaining the nature of his outing with the Duggar patriarch:

Bowling. He and Jim Bob and some others went bowling, and the “1-on-1” that occurred was of the tie-breaking playoff variety.

“Definitely did not have a 1 on 1 date with Mr. Duggar it was a 1 versus 1 tiebreaker bowling game with everybody else watching LOL.”

“And, no, not courting Jana haha God Bless y’all #stillsingle.”

Jana has not personally addressed the relationship rumors, but she did appear single on Sunday in a clip made for their mother Michelle.

“Momma, we’re so grateful for you and just the many years that you’ve invested in our lives,” Jana said, along with her siblings.

“From the late night talks to the early mornings and just getting up and fixing us breakfast. There’s many more things that we appreciate you.”

Fans showered Jana with Mother’s Day love in what appeared to be subtle shade thrown at Michelle, but that’s another story.

In any case, between Hartono, Lawson Bates and Lawson’s older brother Zach Bates, Jana has been linked to some quality individuals.

So why is she still single?!

Jana recently spoke about meeting “The One” during a sit-down with Crown of Beauty magazine, and admitted that it’s been difficult.

“I know how it feels to wait for ‘Prince Charming’ to come along. I’m still waiting. Waiting is not always easy,” Jana told the publication. 

“We need to be busy with where God has us and being content and joyfully serving Jesus there,” she says, as her parents encourage.

“I’ve found that when I’m having a hard or discouraging day, I try to look for ways to bless or serve someone else,” she adds.

“In turn, it usually blesses and encourages me.”

That sounds nice and all, but Duggar Nation is growing restless amid speculation that Jim Bob won’t let her court (among other theories) …

View Slideshow: Jana Duggar: 13 Reasons Why … is She Still Single?

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Jana Duggar: Courting Jonathan Hartono?!

It’s the moment that Duggar Nation has long been waiting for.

For years, and we mean years, fans have been pining for Jana Duggar, literally always a bridesmaid and never a bride, to find a husband.

Has Jonathan Hartono applied to fill the coveted position?!

At age 27, the Counting On beauty is the only single Duggar female over 11. That has been a curious fact for some time among fans.

With younger sibs Jill and Jessa married with kids, Jinger Duggar pregnant (or see we hear) and Joy-Anna engaged, it’s even more curious.

This has sparked endless speculation and out-there theories, the most common of which being that father Jim Bob won’t let her court.

Jana selflessly takes care of her younger siblings, you see … and there are a lot of siblings in the compound, so he needs the labor.

We can’t prove this, of course, but given that she’s 27, gorgeous and pretty perfect, if she wanted a courtship, it’s been an awfully long wait.

Well, if you believe this report by Radar, the wait is over.

According to the online celebrity gossip tabloid, Jana Duggar has been romancing a family friend, one by the name of Jonathan Hartono.

Jim Bob is well aware of this too, the website claims.

The Duggar patriarch was seen on camera bowling with Jonathan in a one-on-one “date,” leading fans to assume he’s got the green light.

As Counting On fans know, Jim Bob has a lot of (or all the) sway with his daughters’ suitors, for better or worse, so this is a telling sign.

We caution that the Duggars have yet to announce this, and we have yet to independently confirm it, but the signs point to a courtship. (YES!)

So who is Jonathan Hartono? The eligible bachelor has spent quality time with the family, documenting one such outing on Instagram.

“Missing my 19 siblings so bad,” he wrote in the caption from this 2016 image, featuring quite a few Duggars if you go through and court.

Jana Duggar allegedly goes back a long way with him, having met Jonathan and his sister Jennifer on a 2010 mission trip to Southeast Asia.

Not a lot is known about their relationship – if there is one – at this time. If and when the family does confirm it, expect a LOT of fan interest.

While Jana has been linked to everyone from Lawson Bates to Tim Tebow, she has remained at home as her sisters have paired off.

She revealed that she was waiting for the right man to court an episode of Counting On, and that it just hasn’t worked out:

“There have been different guys. [They] have come along and asked, but they haven’t been … I don’t know, the right one.”

View Slideshow: Jana Duggar: 13 Reasons Why … is She Still Single?

“It can be tempting, like, ‘Oh, I really want to be married,’ because in those moments, your siblings that are married and have little ones.”

“[They’re] going on dates and doing their thing. It’s like this weird in-between stage. I’m not a younger one, but I’m not married with kids.”

We almost don’t want to speak anymore about this, in the event that we could somehow jinx it for her, but that may be about to change. 

At last. At long, long last. Fingers crossed.

The way a mere photo of Jana on Facebook inspires intense love from fans, we can’t imagine the outpouring of support if this pans out.

We would also foresee a boost in ratings if you added a Jana Duggar courtship to this already robust list of Couting On Season 4 storylines:

View Slideshow: Counting On Season 4 Preview: What Can We Expect From the Duggars Now?

More to come as the story develops.

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Jana Duggar is She REALLY Courting Lawson Bates?

For almost two years now, fans of the Duggar family have been eagerly anticipating official word that Jana Duggar is courting Lawson Bates.

The rumors first surfaced back in the summer of 2015, and the family’s silence on the subject led many to believe that Jana had finally found herself some suitable husband material.

(We say “finally” by Duggar family standards. Jana’s only 27, but three of her younger sisters are already married and a fourth is courting.)

Earlier this week, rumors about Jana and Lawson courting resurfaced, with some fans claiming the Duggars inadvertently posted evidence of the relationship to their Facebook page on Valentine’s Day.

The alleged proof shows Jana receiving a bouquet of roses.

Fans say the flowers are from Lawson, but insist that because Duggar obsessives have awaited news of a Jana courtship for so long, the family wants to make sure the relationship will stick before they announce it.

The courtship murmurs got louder after Lawson posted a pic poking fun at engagement photos on April Fools’ Day:

Sadly, it seems we have some bad news for all the Jana-Lawson ‘shippers.

Addressing the questions about a possible courtship in a recent blog entry, Lawson’s mother, Kathy Jo Bates had this to say:

“I think that probably Lawson and Jana would both be shocked by that news, although we have heard that rumor.”

Yes, if any courtship exists, it’s apparently news to Jana and Lawson.

Another reason to be skeptical is a recent interview that Jana gave with Crown of Beauty magazine, in which she discussed the challenges of remaining single in a family where all of her sisters are getting hitched:

“I know how it feels to wait for ‘Prince Charming’ to come along. I’m still waiting. Waiting is not always easy,” Jana said.

“Especially in those times when all the married siblings are getting together and you can’t go along because your not part of ‘that’ group,”

Certainly doesn’t sound like someone who’s happy in a new relationship to us.

But hey, Jana clearly wants a relationship, and her parents obviously want more grandkids, so we’re sure it’ll happen eventually.

In the meantime, watch Counting On online to remind yourself of how poor, put-upon Jana earned the nickname “the Cinderella Duggar.”

View Slideshow: Jana Duggar Photos: Beautiful, Maligned “Cinderella” Duggar Through the Years

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