Jana Duggar lets fans share in the beginnings of her romance with her current husband Stephen Wissmanwhere it is clear that they have decided against traditional courtship.
Duggar, 34, uploaded a YouTube video titled “Surprising My Boyfriend at Work” on Saturday, August 24, in which she and two of her younger sisters took a road trip to Nebraska to meet up with Wissman, 31, as he worked installing an irrigation system.
In the video, Duggar contacted Wissman via FaceTime to find out where he was on the construction site. When he realized that the Count on When her alumnus was in town, he jumped in his truck to find her. “(It) saved his day — and mine,” Duggar gushed in a caption.
When they first saw each other, Duggar and Wissman ran toward each other and hugged from the front. Moments later, she got into his car with him and they held hands the entire ride. Both actions were subtle ways Duggar broke with tradition.
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Duggar’s family — she is the eldest daughter of Jim-Bob And Michelle Duggarwho are parents of 19 children – usually dates during a relationship. The romances often have certain rules, including dates with chaperones, no hand-holding or other forms of public displays of affection, and only hugs when greeting.
The fact that Jana calls Wissman “(her) boyfriend”, hugs him from the front and holds hands – not to mention that she wears jeans in public – are clear signs that the couple is breaking with family tradition.
Jana and Wissman married in Arkansas earlier this month, making her the twelfth Duggar sibling to walk down the aisle.
“I think this is one of the things that all girls imagine one day,” Jana recalled People. “For me, it felt like, ‘OK, this is never going to happen.’ But now I’m starting to realize that reality is starting to set in. And I’m like, ‘Wow, this is really something I’ve dreamed about.’ And just to see it come true is incredible and kind of hard to believe. It’s a dream come true.”
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Now that Jana and Wissman have said “I do,” she’s moved to his home state of Nebraska. In a YouTube video on Saturday, Jana explained that her visit was planned to do “some things for house projects.”
“Join us on our house tour,” read a caption at the end of the video, giving a taste of the next step in the couple’s marriage journey. “Coming soon!”
Jana and Wissman had known each other for years because their parents are family friends — Jana’s brother Jeremiah Duggar is even married to Wissman’s sister Hannah Wissman — before their relationship became romantic. Eventually, Jana realized that Stephen was the one, and they got engaged earlier this summer.
