Are any of the Duggars courting any of the Bates?

Answer 1

There is no information on any potential budding relationships between the Duggar and Bates children.

The Duggar older girls have addressed this common question, and the pointed out that if there was a special attraction between the children of either family.. it would be handled the same as other boy girl relationships: with courtship.

Neither the Duggar or Bates family endorse casual dating, instead they prefer to follow a courtship model which involves a high level of family involvement, chaperones and very little "alone" time during engagement.

Answer 2

It looks like lots of people are curious about potential marriage between a Duggar and a Bates. The older Duggar girls addressed this question in a recent episode where they said they get this question a lot, but that there aren't any boy-girl relationships at this time.

Keep in mind, most of the kids are not of courting age, so who knows what might happen in the future?

Answer 3

Not yet. The Duggars have talked about the families similar values and beliefs, but pointed out that the ages and stages of the older kids do not match up that well... but maybe some of the other kids will find a match.

Answer 4

No. There is no information on any special friendships forming between the kids in the Duggar and Bates families.

If there is any relationship forming, it is private.. and certainly not the business of anyone outside of the families.