If you watch 19 Kids and Counting online, you know the Duggar family often does things a bit differently than your own family, and this was no exception.
Case in point: Jessa and Ben's first kiss was saved for their wedding day ... and Jessa's parents Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar gave them some tips.
During his personal pre-marriage counseling sessions, as Jim Bob explained, he went over all that they need to know as they embark on this journey.
"All the major topics: education, finances, goals in raising kids and just the importance of making things right every day before the sun goes down."
They also showed Jessa and Ben how to kiss on 19 Kids and Counting Season 15 Episode 8. 'Cause nothing is less awkward than dad telling you that.
"If you kiss straight-on, your noses hit together," said Jim Bob, demonstrating with his wife Michelle Duggar. "See? So, you have to turn one way."
"She turns the other. Decide ahead of time which way you're going to lean!"
We don't know about you, but we're leaning towards cringing just a little.
The Duggar parents often accompany their kids on dates in order to maintain "accountability" and "keep things from going in the wrong direction," per Jim Bob. The girls are fine with this, as being alone with men puts them in grave "moral danger." When the parents aren't available, their older siblings will often tag along, making every date a group date and a family affair.
Even in the kids' late teens and early 20s, mom and dad are creeping on their text messages. When Ben Seewald jokingly wrote to fiancee Jessa, "Give me a ring," Jim Bob actually jumped in on the group text, writing "No ring yet." With a smiley face emoticon. Seriously, he did that. Jim Bob needs his own Instagram so he can start posting screen shots of this stuff.
This moment you see here between Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard would not have been permitted until the couple was married. Side hugs are the preferred method of PDA in order to prevent any further temptation or hanky panky, as has been well documented on 19 Kids and Counting. The Duggars love their side hugs so hard. Any touching beyond that? Save it for your wedding night.
This is probably an obvious one if you know anything about the Duggars. The family does not smoke or drink. They do, however, enjoy the occasional sugary dessert or getting high on life and love.
Safe to say the Duggars are in the minority, having not read Fifty Shades of Grey (the movie adaptation of which they won't be seeing either, we're guessing). The Bible warns not to "think about gratifying the pleasure of the flesh," so instead the family studies Christian text and not E.L. James' erotic fiction. The Duggars' option is probably better-written.
Avert your eyes, Michelle Duggar! The family matriarch feels that dancing encourages "sensual" feelings, while Jessa Duggar has said that she feels modern music promotes "sex, drugs, all that type of stuff." Instead, the family chooses to play gospel music together.
Yes, seriously. There is Duggar-approved swimwear (it's conservative and not very revealing, spoiler alert) but when it comes to the beach, that's not happening. At all. Blame the general public. "It's just too hard for the guys to try and keep their eyes averted," Michelle explains. If we happened upon Kaley Cuoco doing beach yoga, we might see her point. But we also wouldn't complain.
Even if you took out the boozy parties and sexy nurses and cats looking to get frisky, Halloween would still be a no-go for the Duggars. According to the parents, magic and witches are "part of a demonic realm God wants us to stay away from," and this holiday qualifies. To each their own.
We don't actually know if there's a definitive rule against the use of birth control in the Duggar household, but it's clearly not something the family is thinking about, or using, ever. Just saying. Once those vows are exchanged, fornication and procreation tend to happen early and often, ensuring that the great state of Arkansas will never have a population shortage of really nice, quirky, family-first, side-hug loving human beings.
Not that Ben or Jessa objected. They chose to hold off on the physical activity in case it "lead[s] to stuff we're really trying to avoid before our wedding."
Having said that, any input from mom and dad is welcome, as they've clearly bought into all the Duggar family dating rules and philosophies on life.
On that note, despite getting married in mere days, Jessa and Ben still need chaperones if they go on a date. Enter Jill Duggar and Derick Dillard.
The married, pregnant pair reflected on their counterparts' situation.
"Whenever Ben gives her that look, I know that look ... I used to give Jill that look," Derick said. "It was the look when I thought to myself, 'I need to rein it in right now.'
"So, if I see Ben with that look, I just might have to tackle him."
So basically, Derick knows Ben is a hornball right now.
No one was tackled on last night's episode of 19 Kids and Counting, although the family did tackle a pizza making project that involved 19 children.
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