<p id=”par-1_71″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/duggar-drama-joy-anna-forsyth-expresses-frustration-with-followers-you-dont-know-me.html/”>Joy-Anna Forsyth</a> has been married since 2017. The former reality TV star has stepped back from YouTube in recent months, but she’s not against sharing information about her upbringing online. In a recent podcast interview, Joy-Anna confirmed what <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/duggar-family/”>Duggar family </a>followers long suspected: the Duggar kids were more than happy to “tell” on each other. She recalled her brother ratting her out when she broke one of the family’s courtship rules.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-joy-anna-duggar-got-in-trouble-for-touching-austin-forsyth-before-engagement”>Joy-Anna Duggar got in ‘trouble’ for touching Austin Forsyth before engagement</h2>
<p id=”par-2_46″>Joy-Anna Duggar recently appeared on <em><a target=”_blank” href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93RV7N9IxWE” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Unplanned Podcast</a></em> to discuss her life and upbringing. During the chat, the former reality TV star revealed that she and Austin Forsyth, her now husband, were reprimanded by Jim Bob Duggar for breaking a courtship rule when they were dating.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high” width=”922″ height=”476″ src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Joy-Anna-Duggar-Austin-Forsyth.png?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Joy-Anna Duggar and Austin Forsyth” class=”wp-image-2032735″ srcset=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Joy-Anna-Duggar-Austin-Forsyth.png 922w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Joy-Anna-Duggar-Austin-Forsyth.png?w=640&h=330 640w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Joy-Anna-Duggar-Austin-Forsyth.png?w=768&h=396 768w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Joy-Anna-Duggar-Austin-Forsyth.png?w=116&h=60 116w, https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Joy-Anna-Duggar-Austin-Forsyth.png?w=150&h=77 150w” sizes=”(max-width: 922px) 100vw, 922px”><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Former ‘Counting On’ stars Joy-Anna Duggar and Austin Forsyth | TLC UK via YouTube</figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-3_73″>Joy explained that Austin had been in a car accident while they were dating. She headed to the site of the accident with her father to support him. Joy recalled being so overwhelmed with concern that she held Austin’s arm tightly, an action considered verboten during courtship for the family. She revealed that her father had told her to let go of him and admonished the couple for touching during the courtship phase.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-her-own-brother-told-on-her”>Her own brother told on her</h2>
<p id=”par-4_67″>While Jim Bob Duggar told Joy to stop touching her then-boyfriend, he overlooked the infraction at first. Joy revealed that one of her brothers, who happened to be on-scene, pointed out the couple’s physical closeness to Jim Bob. Joy said she was “annoyed” that her brother felt the need to tell on her, considering the circumstances. She didn’t reveal which of her ten brothers was the whistleblower.</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-2″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Duggar-boys.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”The Duggar boys walk through a parking lot together” class=”wp-image-3729482″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>The Duggar boys | TLC/YouTube </figcaption></figure>
<p id=”par-5_71″>While the Duggar kids clearly told on each other to their parents, both as kids and young adults, they’ve been careful to cover for each other in public. Joy isn’t the first Duggar sibling to not name names. <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/jill-dillard-difficult-not-call-out-siblings-controversial-memoir.html/”>Jill Dillard didn’t name which siblings </a>were on her side and which were against her during the earlier stages of her rift with Jim Bob Duggar. Family followers, however, have their own theories.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-what-are-the-duggar-family-s-courtship-rules”>What are the Duggar family’s courtship rules?</h2>
<p id=”par-6_75″>The Duggar family is no longer on TV. Since the cancelation of their reality TV series, they have seemingly loosened up courtship rules. <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/newly-married-jason-duggar-met-wife-less-than-year-ago.html/”>Jason Duggar and his new wife</a>, Maddie Jones, didn’t follow most of the family’s rules. Jeremiah Duggar and his wife, Hannah Wissmann, seemingly forewent some rules against physical touch before marriage, too. Still, the stricter rules were in play when Joy was courting Austin. So, what rules were they forced to follow?</p>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-3″><img decoding=”async” width=”1200″ height=”798″ src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/duggar-family-together.jpg?strip=all&quality=89″ alt=”The Duggar family gathers together on the streets of New York for a photo in 2013. The entire Duggar family, save for a few kids, hit the beaches of Destin, Florida for a family vacation.” class=”wp-image-3570786″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>The Duggar Family | D Dipasupil/Getty Images for Extra</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-7_71″>As Joy pointed out during her podcast appearance, she and Austin weren’t allowed to hold hands before engagement. The Duggar family also bans kissing and front hugs before marriage. Additionally, courting couples weren’t allowed to spend time alone together, nor were they allowed private conversations or texts. Once they set the wedding date, <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-bizarre-dating-rules-the-duggars-have-to-follow.html/”>side hugs and hand-holding</a> were allowed. All other physical affection remained off-limits until after they read their vows.</p>