The term “Duggar divorce” is an oxymoron.
If you know anything about Jim Bob Duggar’s belief systemyou know that man is very fond of marriage and procreation.
In Jim Bob’s opinion, women were put on Earth solely for the purpose of bearing children and becoming obedient wives.
Needless to say, the man believes that divorce is a mortal sin and that any married person who does not stay married should be shunned by polite society.
Therefore, it would be very difficult for one of Jim Bob’s children to end the marriage – but that doesn’t mean it will never happen.
Duggar Divorces: Who Could Be First to Go?
During a recent discussion on the always entertaining r/DuggarsSnark subreddit, commenters speculated about which couples might openly defy Jim Bob by going their separate ways.
And the consensus was that Duggar World is home to two marriages that appear to be doomed.
“I think when Jim Bob dies there will be some divorces,” one user wrote, according to UK tabloid The Sun.
“I feel like there’s a chance that when Josh leaves, after waiting for him all these years, Anna will be left out,” another added.
“(Josh) and Anna would be my only guess to be honest. (Josh) would be the one to initiate the divorce when he got out of prison and no longer felt like pretending to be a good IBLP man,” added a third.
Could Josh Duggar be let go?
Yes, Josh and Anna are certainly the most problematic couple in the family.
Of course, Josh’s last appeal was rejected. And that means he won’t be released from prison for nearly a decade. So we’ll probably have to wait a few years to see if these predictions come to fruition.
But some Duggar watchers think a different Duggat divorce will happen much sooner.
Could Jessa and Ben give up?
“I think it will be Jessa and Ben too. I definitely don’t see any love (or even like) between them,” predicted one Reddit user.
“I can see Jessa dumping Ben and opting for a stronger man,” wrote another.
“I hope Jessa leaves Ben. She was my favorite when I watched the show and I always imagined she would be the first to break all the rules when she turned 18,” commented a third, adding:
“I think she will find herself when her children are older.”
Jessa’s supposed misery
Yes, a vocal contingent of Duggar fans stopped by cheering for Jessa to break free from the restrictions of the hyperpatriarchal world in which she was raised.
They believe that, as Jessa’s father’s hand-picked husband, Ben is the embodiment of this oppression.
He may not be as bad as these people make him out to be. But Jessa would definitely need to leave her marriage to free herself from her father’s belief system.
Jessa’s miserable marriage has been a topic of speculation since the moment she said “yes.”
Of course, now there are rumors that Jessa is pregnant once again. So we think Reddit can’t make up its mind.
Whatever the case, Jim Bob and Michelle have 19 children, and most of them will likely follow in their parents’ footsteps by getting married at a very young age.
Statistically, this means the family will see at least one divorce in the next few years.
And you can be sure that Jim Bob will flip the lid if and when that happens!