What’s more interesting, though, is thatJeremiah only just proposed on January 6.
So, what’s behind this unusual family tradition?
If the courtship works out, a proposal is expected to follow.

One extended family member put it much more directly.
Shortly after 18-year-old Justin Duggar announced his engagement, a fan remarked about it on sister Jill Duggar Dillard’sInstagramaccount.
“Why do you guys rush to marry [so soon in] life?”

The siblings have 22 children between them, with one more expected this spring (perET Online).