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Joy-Anna Duggar Forsyth has never viewed the four-year age difference between herself and husband Austin Forsyth as particularly dramatic, but she understands why it can look different when their relationship is viewed through the ages they were when it began.
The former Counting On star, now 28, revisited her relationship with Austin, 32, during the Aug. 19 episode of her sister Jinger Vuolo's Jinger & Jeremy Podcast. The sisters compared their own marriages and talked about how marrying young shaped the way those age differences felt at the time.
Joy-Anna and Austin first crossed paths as children, when she was about 4 and he was 8. Their families later saw less of one another before reconnecting, and Joy-Anna said she began "crushing hard" on him around age 14, according to PEOPLE's account of the conversation.
Their romantic relationship developed years later, shortly before she turned 18, and they ultimately married in May 2017 when she was 19 and he was 23.
Jinger pointed out that she actually has a larger age difference with her own husband, Jeremy Vuolo, than Joy-Anna has with Austin. Still, the four years separating her sister and brother-in-law always felt more significant to her because she remembered how young Joy-Anna was when the relationship became serious.
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The former Counting On star, now 28, revisited her relationship with Austin, 32, during the Aug. 19 episode of her sister Jinger Vuolo's Jinger & Jeremy Podcast. The sisters compared their own marriages and talked about how marrying young shaped the way those age differences felt at the time.
Joy-Anna and Austin first crossed paths as children, when she was about 4 and he was 8. Their families later saw less of one another before reconnecting, and Joy-Anna said she began "crushing hard" on him around age 14, according to PEOPLE's account of the conversation.
Their romantic relationship developed years later, shortly before she turned 18, and they ultimately married in May 2017 when she was 19 and he was 23.
Jinger pointed out that she actually has a larger age difference with her own husband, Jeremy Vuolo, than Joy-Anna has with Austin. Still, the four years separating her sister and brother-in-law always felt more significant to her because she remembered how young Joy-Anna was when the relationship became serious.
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3 months ago
Joseph Duggar's sister is saddened by his arrest scandal.
Joy-Anna Duggar opened up about adjusting to the new normal after details of his arrest came to light. Through it all, she found that taking each day step by step, whilst leaning on her faith, has been her scheme for self-support.
Joseph Duggar was arrested in March for lewd and lascivious behavior after allegedly molesting a 9-year-old child in Florida in 2020. He is currently facing other charges of endangering the welfare of a minor and false imprisonment, all of which he pleaded not guilty.
Joy-Anna Duggar aired her feelings about her brother's arrest scandal, describing it as the hardest time she's ever gone through. She opened up during a recent episode of her sister, Jinger Duggar's, eponymous podcast, where she explained how she is getting through the difficult phase.
"I think we're all grieving in different ways, but I think it just feels so heavy," she said before adding, "I definitely think as time goes on, certain things have gotten lighter, but I've really been struggling." Continuing the conversation, Joy-Anna revealed that the good thing she got out of the whole ordeal is leaning on the Lord more.
Joy-Anna Duggar opened up about adjusting to the new normal after details of his arrest came to light. Through it all, she found that taking each day step by step, whilst leaning on her faith, has been her scheme for self-support.
Joseph Duggar was arrested in March for lewd and lascivious behavior after allegedly molesting a 9-year-old child in Florida in 2020. He is currently facing other charges of endangering the welfare of a minor and false imprisonment, all of which he pleaded not guilty.
Joy-Anna Duggar aired her feelings about her brother's arrest scandal, describing it as the hardest time she's ever gone through. She opened up during a recent episode of her sister, Jinger Duggar's, eponymous podcast, where she explained how she is getting through the difficult phase.
"I think we're all grieving in different ways, but I think it just feels so heavy," she said before adding, "I definitely think as time goes on, certain things have gotten lighter, but I've really been struggling." Continuing the conversation, Joy-Anna revealed that the good thing she got out of the whole ordeal is leaning on the Lord more.
