Inside Justin and Claire’s New Life: What’s Really Happening Behind Closed Doors?
It’s official: After a long stretch with no courtships in the Duggar family, there’s a new couple on Counting On, and it totally took us by surprise. In September, the family announced that 17-year-old Justin Duggar is dating Claire Spivey, the daughter of one of the families the Duggars are close with. The courtship certainly seemed to come out of nowhere — especially because Justin has older siblings we totally thought would be courting first — but so far, these two really seem to have hit it off.
We haven’t seen too much of Claire and Justin in action. (Neither of them are very active on Instagram just yet, and Counting On is over for the time being.) So far, we have gathered a few details about these two crazy kids, their family, and their love story so far … which, apparently, has been going on for much longer than we may have thought.
Curious to know what’s up with Justin and Claire’s courtship? Read on for everything there is to know so far. Our fingers are crossed that they’ll share more details — and more adorable coupled up photos — soon.
Justin Got His Own Instagram Account Right Before the Announcement
Usually, the oldest members of the Duggar family don’t open their own personal Instagram accounts until they’re courting — with a few exceptions, of course. As soon as Justin’s account popped up over the summer, it seemed inevitable that a courtship announcement was coming.
Courting During Quarantine
Before the Counting On finale aired, the show teased a quarantine courtship reveal, sharing with fans that a certain member of the family had been seeing someone while under lockdown earlier this year. As it turned out, that happened to be Claire and Justin, though it wasn’t revealed until right before the episode aired.
Surprising News
Considering the fact that Jim Bob and Michelle usually have to approve courtships in their family, of course, they knew ahead of time that Claire and Justin were together … but the rest of the family didn’t! Claire and Justin got to surprise the family with their announcement via a Zoom call, and everyone seemed thrilled for them.
Their Families Have Known Each Other for a Long Time
It seems that before Justin and Claire were ever in a romantic courtship, they were friends — and so were their families. On the Spivey family’s Instagram, there are plenty of photos that include various members of the Duggar family — Justin, his siblings, and even his parents. It seems like the Spiveys and the Duggars go way back!
