Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald have always had different personalities. Yet, the Counting On stars have fallen in love and seem to have a strong marriage. Some viewers, however, are convinced that the couple would not have been together if they had grown up in more conventional American families.
Counting On: Ben Has Always Been More Emotional Than Jessa
When Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald began their courtship in 2013, most of it was shot for 19 Kids and Counting. In one scene, Duggar and her mother were out for coffee and discussing courtship; Jessa Duggar revealed that Ben Seewald was always making sweet comments to her and she didn’t know how to respond. Michelle said that she essentially had to tell him how much his comments meant to her, even though she didn’t know how to put it into words.
Seven years later, Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald are married and have three kids – and it seems that Duggar is still not too emotional.
Over the years, Duggar has earned the reputation of being a “mean girl.” Viewers may use the term loosely, but in general they seem to be saying that she shows less emotion than her siblings and doesn’t have time for anyone’s nonsense. But her and Ben Seewald’s different personalities have led some to suspect that they would never have been suitable for each other if they had grown up in more mainstream environments.
“I honestly don’t think Jessa and Ben would have even dated if it was the real world. Jessa Duggar seems like the high school girl, and Ben the nice, but rather nerdy guy,” one user posted on Reddit. “Ben would certainly have dumped her if he could,” another wrote. Although Jessa Duggar and Seewald have different personalities, sometimes opposites attract each other, so it’s hard to say how their relationship would have played out under different circumstances.
How does anyone get ” Ben would have dumped her” out of that? He’s totally enamored with her. She him too, but yeah, she’s tougher. Interesting when her mom modeled meekness.