Jana Duggar was an anomaly in her family , hitting 30 and still not married — but in August 2024 she’ll join her siblings as a married woman. The Counting On star is the second oldest Duggar child ( John-David ‘s twin) and the eldest daughter of Michelle Duggar and Jim Bob Duggar . While most of her siblings got married and had kids before turning 30 , she revealed in July 2020 that she was happy with her path.
“I’m not that worried,” she exclusively told Us Weekly at the time. “Yes, I long to be married and one day I think that will come, but I think ..
. I’m just also just trying to stay busy with whatever comes along my path.” You have successfully subscribed.
Subscribe to newsletters By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Check our latest news in Google News Check our latest news in Apple News Since making her reality TV debut on 19 Kids and Counting in 2008, Jana has continued to march to the drum of her own beat. In July 2024 she sparked engagement rumors when she wore a ring on her left hand. One month later she filed for a marriage license with Stephen Wissmann , confirming their union, which will take place in August 2024.
Scroll down for a look back at Jana’s most empowering quotes about her approach to dating and staying single for so long: Credit: TLC Counting On’s Jana Duggar’s Most Empowering Quotes About Dating, Being Single Jana Duggar was an anomaly in her family , hitting 30 and still not married — but in August 2024 she’ll join her siblings as a married woman.The Counting On star is the second oldest Duggar child ( John-David 's twin) and the eldest daughter of Michelle Duggar and Jim Bob Duggar . While most of her siblings got married and had kids before turning 30 , she revealed in July 2020 that she was happy with her path.
“I’m not that worried,” she exclusively told Us Weekly at the time. “Yes, I long to be married and one day I think that will come, but I think ..
. I’m just also just trying to stay busy with whatever comes along my path.”Since making her reality TV debut on 19 Kids and Counting in 2008, Jana has continued to march to the drum of her own beat.
In July 2024 she sparked engagement rumors when she wore a ring on her left hand. One month later she filed for a marriage license with Stephen Wissmann , confirming their union, which will take place in August 2024.Scroll down for a look back at Jana’s most empowering quotes about her approach to dating and staying single for so long: Credit: TLC One Step at a Time "Not everyone's lives look the same, and so yes, I could be depressed," she said during a September 2020 episode of Counting On .
"But I have to keep telling myself, 'No, this is what God has planned out,' and you know ...
if the right one had come along, I would have been married a long time ago. But I just don't think that it's been God's timing yet, and I've been able to accomplish a lot of other things that maybe I wouldn't have had I been married." Credit: TLC Not Stressed “I’m not that worried,” Jana told Us exclusively in July 2020, about finding The One someday.
“Yes, I long to be married and one day I think that will come, but I think ...
I’m just also just trying to stay busy with whatever comes along my path.” The TV personality noted that she’s “making the most of her single years. “I think if I sit there and I’m like, ‘Oh no, I’m not married’ and just [get] all worried about it, it makes things way worse,” she explained.
Credit: Courtesy of Jana Duggar/Instagram Ready for Love During a May 2020 teaser for Counting On , Jana told producers that “It can be tiring [with] everyone asking” about her relationship status. Another part of the clip showed Jana getting her hair done and being asked about having a boyfriend. “I wouldn’t mind it,” she replied.
Credit: Courtesy of Jessa Seewald/Instagram Feeling the Pressure The Arkansas native opened up about being single while her siblings find love and get married during an October 2019 episode of Counting On . “There can be that pressure, I guess. Everyone’s always giving their suggestions,” Jana said.
“Some will pressure in some ways, I’m like, ‘Y’all when the time comes.’” She explained that if she was “sitting here waiting to get married, I think that would be more depressing but instead, I really look at this as, OK what are other things that I could be doing right now that maybe I can’t do later? I’ve really enjoyed the different opportunities that I’ve had [like] travel; even still being able to travel with my family that maybe my married siblings can’t do.” Credit: Courtesy of Jana Duggar/Instagram Looking for Mr.
Right The reality star has been courted by many men in the past, but she hasn’t found her forever man just yet. “None of them worked out,” Jana said on the TLC show in October 2019. “Different ones of us have been in relationships, courtships, whatever you want to label it as.
Of course, it doesn’t always end in marriage and that’s OK. You have to sometimes talk to someone, get to know someone and realize, you know what, it doesn’t have to end in marriage.” Credit: Courtesy of The Duggar Family/Instagram On His Way? In August 2019, an Instagram user commented on a photo of Jana, writing, “Would love to see you finding your handsome prince.
” the 19 Kids and Counting alum responded to the user and joked about the slow pace her prince is moving. “Maybe he’s riding in on a green turtle instead of a white horse,” Jana replied. “Still searching for Mr.
Right. In the words of Michael Bublé , ‘Just haven’t met [him] yet!’” Credit: Courtesy of Jana Duggar/Instagram The Struggle Is Real “I know how it feels to wait for Prince Charming to come along. I’m still waiting,” Jana said in an interview with Crown of Beauty in May 2019.
“Waiting is not always easy. Especially in those times when all the married siblings are getting together, and you can’t go along because you’re not part of ‘that’ group.” She continued: “Waiting doesn’t mean sitting and literally waiting.
No, we need to be busy with where God has us and being content and joyfully serving Jesus there. My parents have always encouraged each of us to serve those around us. 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.
And in turn, it usually blesses and encourages me.” Credit: Courtesy of Jana Duggar/Instagram Great Unknown “I don’t know what the next five years will look like,” Jana said on Jill and Jessa: Counting On in 2016. “In some ways you’ve got hopes and dreams.
‘Maybe I’ll meet the one and get married and have kids and stuff.’” She also opened up about her life situation at the time, noting that her past suitors “weren’t quite the right fit.” Jana added: “I’m not just out to get married to the first one who comes along.
It’s this weird in between stage. I’m not a younger one, but then I’m not an older married one with kids. So [I’m] just being busy with where God has me right now and being content in this place and learning as much as I can.
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