Highlights
- Fans were concerned with Jinger's freedom before she married Jeremy.
- Jinger and Jeremy's relationship timeline includes red flags, according to fans.
- Fans speculate that Jeremy may not have made Jinger truly "free."
Before Jinger Duggar met and later married her now-husband Jeremy Vuolo, fans of the Duggar family were concerned about her wellbeing. For years, the #FreeJinger movement hoped for "freedom" for Jinger, meaning they wanted her to leave the Duggar family compound without a husband.
Once Jinger did move away from her family home, the Free Jinger movement focused on other Duggar siblings (including Jana, the oldest non-married Duggar child as of 2024), but fans have still kept a close eye on Jinger. While Jinger has broken away from her family and their apparently stifling religious beliefs, fans are not convinced that she is truly "free."
Here is what we know about Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo's relationship timeline, including some key points where fans thought they saw red flags. From the couple's courtship to their wedding, growing their family, and their big move to California, here's what to know.
Jinger Vuolo Was Married By The Age Of 22
Jinger is the Duggar family's sixth child (though the fifth living child), and like her siblings, she got married relatively young.
Jinger and Jeremy met in May 2015
Jinger, who was born in 1993, reporetdly met Jeremy Vuolo through her sister Jessa's husband, Ben Seewald. Jessa and Jinger were close growing up, and that closeness seemed to extend into hangout time once Jessa got married in 2014.
Jinger and Jeremy also attended a mission trip to Central America, after which they began courting with the approval of Jinger's dad Jim Bob.
Jinger and Jeremy announced their "courtship" in June 2016
The timeline of Jinger and Jeremy's "courtship" (what the Duggars term their specific style of dating) is murky; Jeremy has discussed filling out a 'survey' before being permitted to court Jinger, but their romance appeared whirlwind from the outside.
Jinger later admitted she was scared to court Jeremy and that her "hesitation was mainly because of him being outside of my world."
Fans thought Jinger was "scared" of Jeremy because he liked to "belittle" her; commenters thought that Jeremy was "grooming" his wife, knowing that Jeremy was from the outside world and his wife was very sheltered and 'obedient.'
RelatedJinger Duggar Vuolo Chose Not To Participate In The Duggar Documentary For A Specific Reason
Jinger Duggar Vuolo had a relatable reason for choosing not to appear in the documentary series that dragged her family.Jeremy proposed to Jinger Duggar in July 2016
Only a month after going public with their courtship, Jeremy Vuolo popped the question, and Jinger said yes.
Jinger and Jeremy got married in November 2016 and soon after, relocated to Laredo Texas. Plenty of Duggar kids have left the family home in Arkansas, but Jinger was eventually the one to move the farthest away from her parents and siblings.
The Vuolos welcomed their first child, daughter Felicity, in 2018
Felicity Nicole Vuolo was born in July 2018, and both Jinger and Jeremy posted photos of their baby throughout her infancy.
The Vuolos Eventually Moved To California
Right after they got married, Jinger and Jeremy moved away from Jinger's family, and eventually relocated even farther away.
In 2019, Jinger and Jeremy moved to California
Jinger and Jeremy shocked their followers in 2019 by announcing that they were moving to California. The reason was Jeremy's schooling; he planned to continue his seminary education in California.
It's also been speculated that Jinger and Jeremy received free housing (in a million-dollar home) while Jeremy was in seminary.
At the time, fans were concerned about Jinger moving so far away from her family, simply because they weren't sure if Jeremy Vuolo could necessarily be trusted. Many saw the move as a red flag in the couple's marriage.
Jeremy and Jinger had their second daughter, Evangeline, in 2020
After settling in Los Angeles, Jeremy and Jinger welcomed their second daughter in November 2020.
Around 2021, Jeremy admitted that Jinger was the breadwinner in the family
Around the time that her older brother Josh Duggar was on trial, Jinger Vuolo was deposed for the court case. Part of the court documentation centered on what Jinger did for a living and how much money she made.
Jeremy admitted that Jinger was the major breadwinner, while also confessing he didn't know much about her brand partnerships and other sources of sponsored content income.
While a lack of income alone isn't a red flag for Jeremy Vuolo, fans often criticize the pastor for not bringing in any money, with speculation that Jeremy knew marrying Jinger would help boost his net worth.
RelatedJinger Duggar Vuolo's Interview With Mayim Bialik Revealed Interesting Details About Her Upbringing
An interview between Jinger Vuolo and Mayim Bialik revealed some new insight about the Duggar family's personal lives.In May 2021, JInger and Jeremy released a book together
Jeremy and Jinger penned a book together titled The Hope We Hold about their love story and relationship. The book covered their once long-distance relationship and the "highs and lows" of their courtship.
Jinger also revealed by way of the dedication in the book that she experienced a miscarriage in the fall of 2019; she and Jeremy named the baby Halleli Grace.
In July 2021, fans speculated that Jinger's second child had Down Syndrome
After the arrival of Jinger and Jeremy's second child, they largely stopped posting photos of their kids' faces online. Around July 2021, fans began speculating that Evangeline may have Down Syndrome, assuming that Jinger didn't want to show her daughter's face out of fear or embarrassment.
However, Jinger and Jeremy later explained that they decided not to post their kids' faces anymore for privacy reasons.
Fans Think Jeremy May Not Have Made Jinger Truly "Free"
Over the years, and amid Jinger's releasing her memoir, fans have speculated about the amount of control Jim Bob Duggar has over his kids' lives, and how that control may have transferred to Jeremy.
Jinger released her book Becoming Free Indeed in January 2023
Jinger Vuolo released her book Becoming Free Indeed, a memoir that discusses her childhood and life journey. Among other things, the book discussed Jinger's views on her family's religion and how she broke free from what she felt were not positive values.
However, many readers were disappointed with Jinger's memoir and thought it made false promises because it didn't talk about a lot of the details fans expected.
RelatedDid Jinger Duggar Vuolo 18 Siblings Refuse To Speak With Her After She Didn't Appear On Shiny Happy People?
Unlike her sister Jill Duggar, Jinger Duggar Vuolo said no to Amazon Prime Video's Shiny Happy People, and it could have affected her relationships.In March 2024, fans worried over Jinger's appearance
A March 2024 Instagram post from Jeremy was seen as a red flag by many fans, who thought Jinger looked gaunt and unhappy.
However, photos posted by Jinger of the same outing show her smiling, posing with her husband, and more. Despite fans' assumptions that Jinger 'wasn't eating,' she seemed happy enough in other photographs.
Still, fans are watching Jinger and Jeremy closely, suspecting that despite her book's title, Jinger isn't truly "free" to this day.
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