Josiah Duggar

When Lauren Swanson married Josiah Duggar, she seemed very eager not only to become his wife but also to be a part of the famed Duggar family.

It's not hard to see why she was so excited.

Take note, Derick Dillard, Jill Duggar, and everyone else who's been cast out of Jim Bob's kingdom:

It is possible to move on and even thrive without the fundamentalist fame that only Arkansas' most sanctimonious blowhard can bestow:

Any large family has its favorites and its black sheep.

In a family the size of the Duggar clan, there are enough kids in each category that they could play an annual softball game against each other with the prize being a silent nod of approval from Jim Bob for the winning team.

A new season Counting On is usually the sort of thing that generates major excitement and endless conversation among Duggar fans on social media.

But for reasons that are not immediately evident, that hasn't been the case with the show's most recent episodes.

Earlier this week, we reported on the rumor that Josiah Duggar and Lauren Swanson are miserable in their marriage.

For reasons that aren't entirely clear, fans have become convinced that Josiah was forced by his father to marry Lauren and has been deeply unhappy ever since.

None of the Duggars has a more unusual dating history than Josiah Duggar.

In the vast majority of cases, Jim Bob and Michelle's kids enter their first courtship, announce it to the world, and then get married a few months later.

When Josiah Duggar and Lauren Swanson got married back in 2018, their wedding was nearly identical to every Duggar ceremony that preceded it.

Over 1,000 guests were in attendance, and a TLC camera crew was on hand to capture the moment when the couple kissed for the very first time, in accordance with the hyper-strict Duggar courtship rules, which prohibit most forms of premarital physical contact with the opposite sex.

Earlier this month, we reported that Jim Bob Duggar spies on his children by snooping through their personal electronic devices even after they've entered adulthood.

And now it seems he's not the only one in the family member who engages in that seriously creepy habit.

When Josiah Duggar married Lauren Swanson back in 2018, fans were quick to offer congratulatory remarks on social media -- but many expressed misgivings, as well.

The problem was that along with his sister Jinger, Josiah has developed a reputation as one of one of very few rebels in his family.

When members of the Duggar family enter a romantic relationship, it's usually for keeps.

The Duggars don't date, you see -- they enter courtships.

The coronavirus pandemic has forced many people to get creative in their pursuit of entertainment.

And we can't think of a better way to pass the time than by ranking the Duggars in terms of who's been the biggest disappointment to Jim Bob and Michelle!

The Duggars are a polarizing family.

This may be the most understated sentence ever written on this celebrity gossip website.

If you've ever spent even a few minutes watching one of their reality shows, we probably don't need to tell you the Duggars are not your typical American family.

In fact, Jim Bob and Michelle put their own twist on just about every aspect of their kids' upbringing.