Jana Duggar

If you're a Duggar fan, we certainly don't need to tell you that Jana Duggar is single.

And if you follow the family closely on social media, then we may not need to tell you about the growing legend of Chuck Vuolo, Jeremy's hipster brother.

Now that Jana Duggar relationship rumors have been shut down by Laura DeMasie herself, some fans are understandably crestfallen.

Fears that Jana really will never find that special someone have run rampant for years as it is, so this was a tough blow.

If you're a Duggar fan, then you're likely aware that Jana Duggar is single.

Jana's marital status is a big deal among Duggar obsessives, as most of the women in her family are well on their way to spawning a legion of flannel-clad fundies by the time they turn 28.

Derick Dillard would like to make one thing clear.

Crystal clear.

The days are getting shorter, the never-used golf clubs and camping equipment are gathering dust, and the nagging sense that you're wasting the best years of your life withering away under the harsh glare of fluorescent lights in a cubicle that seems to get smaller by the day is growing more profound.

This can only mean one thing -- autumn is upon us.

If you follow the Duggar family closely, then we probably don't need to tell you that Jana Dugger is still single.

Normally, it wouldn't be a big deal that a 28-year-old woman had yet to find Mr. Right, especially when that woman has as much going on in her life as Jana.

All good things must come to an end, as the old saying goes. In other news, all reality TV shows eventually run their course.

Whether you love, hate or love to hate them, it's been over a decade on TLC for the Duggars, a mightily impressive streak.

In the last decade, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar's children have undoubtedly made something of a career out of reality TV stardom.

But at what cost? Their entire identities.

Often when the fine denizens of the internet are spewing invective against reality stars in some sort of online forum the phrase "get a real job" is bandied about.

Far be it for us to defend the Kardashians and Snookis of the world -- people who could buy and sell us despite never having set foot in an office in their adult lives -- but life as a reality star can actually be quite demanding.

If you're a longtime Counting On viewer, then you're probably familiar with Jana Duggar's longtime friend Laura DeMasie.

Laura and Jana have an unusually close relationship, as DeMasie assists her BFF with homeschooling of the younger Duggars, as well as the many other chores that have been Jana's responsibility for the entirety of her adult life.

On last night's episode of Counting On, the Duggar family attempted to answer a pressing question that's very familiar to fans:

The mystery of why Jana Duggar is still single.