This extended scene is absolutely hilarious. We just couldn't resist posting it. When asked how many times she used the word "Babe" to refer to Jeremy Vuolo during her Laredo trip, Jinger Duggar guesses 375. The producer jokes that the one-syllable word becomes three syllables when Jinger says it.
Photo/video courtesy TLC
You can tell how comfortable the interviewer and cameramen are with this family. "It can't be your three syllable word baaaaabe" lol.
ReplyDeleteI felt a bit embarrassed by the "baaabe" talk.
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DeleteHaha, that is too cute. It's so nice to see Jinger so happy and excited!
ReplyDeleteSo cute!
ReplyDeleteUgh, I cringed with each and every one. I can't stand when anyone calls their significant other "babe" or "baby." They're not your baby! Baby/babe is not an appropriate term to use with someone you are having a romantic and eventually intimate relationship with. And the Duggar women really seem to overdue it with that particular term of endearment. It always seems like they're trying way too hard. Where did they pick it up, anyway? I don't think we've ever heard Michelle and Jim Bob refer to each other in that way.
ReplyDeleteI have called my oldest grandson,,,,,,,who is 34 BABE since the very day he was born,,,,,yes,,,all thru his growing up and adult years and he now a father,,,,he has never objected......a personal thing.
DeleteThat's the norm for that age group. Yes, it's annoying, but young love often is (mom of 4 grown sons).
DeleteI so agree.
DeleteI think it depends on your age and generation. "Babe" is very commonly used nowadays to refer to your significant other.
DeleteBut for being 'seperate' from the world, who do they hang around that they should pick it up? That could be what the above poster is wondering.
DeleteI haven't heard it used since the 1960's when Sonny and Cher told each other "I've Got You Babe."
DeleteReminds me of that Babe pig movie out awhile ago. Thumbs down.
DeleteI am in my mid-twenties, so believe me, I know it's the "thing" of my generation and I still find it disgusting. Calling your grandson "babe" is an entirely different story. He WAS a babe to you! I call my niece babe, as well. It's calling someone who you have an intimate and romantic relationship with "babe" that I have a problem with.
DeleteSweet. Happy for her/them.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it is possible the older siblings will have paved the way for the younger siblings to go on dates without their parents. For Josie, it would be like having grandparents tag along.
ReplyDeleteI love this couple! A match made in Heaven. I hope Jinger follows Alyssa Bates example and allows herself and Jeremy to make decisions about their lifestyle independent of JimBob's rules.
ReplyDeleteI think they will. JimBob seems to exert a lot of control over his children and their spouses, but I think Jeremy and Jinger will be different.
DeleteHear hear!!
DeleteIn curious, do they buy all their iPhones second hand, too? Seems like they all have a nice iPhone - a newer one by the size of them. That has to be pricey! Do they buy refurbished ones?
ReplyDeleteLove this Beautiful Christian Couple. They are so Sweet.
ReplyDeleteI hate hearing this word so excessively. Thankfully we were spared from hearing it 375 times.
ReplyDeleteWill we be getting any kinda wedding update soon? They keep talking about the fast track but I have not seen anything about their plans yet.
ReplyDeleteSo excited for them and their families!!
ReplyDeleteI hate hate, hate the term 'babe' or 'baby' for significant other. Here in the uk Its a very tacky, cheap nickname (it certainly vibes a particular type of people for me at least - and not a pleasant type --- prob diff in USA) and it's certainly not one i would dream of using!! It also sounds really fake!!!! That aside you can't really judge a couple by these things everyone acts slightly diff from normal whe in front of a camera!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm in the US and I consider it trashy, too.
DeleteMy british roommate used to call me and other girl friends babe: for her it was an affectionate nickname for the people she was close to. She used to say "you're a babe" when people did something nice or sweet.
DeleteI don't know about this courting thing. Jinger has gone from being very sheltered and home all the time to having a boyfriend to talking of marriage in a mere 60 days or so. Emotionally she almost doesn't seem like she is able to handle it. The "babe" thing is a little much. She repeats it over and over. It seems awkward to have a camera following her around at such an emtionally vulerable time. Is it really a healthy thing?
ReplyDeleteNot true. They courted seven months before getting engaged.
DeleteBesides cousin Amy, Jinger is my next favorite. I'm just wondering with little life experience beyond her family, how will she handle being a pastor's wife and helping to counsel others if needed? Maybe it is a good thing Jeremy has a small congregation. Being a pastor's wife comes with a lot of responsibility I would guess. But I'm glad she's leaving. I wish one of the girls would just break off and live on their own; be independent. I don't know if they would be allowed to do that, but if they are content at home, so be it.
DeleteJinger AND Jill should be informed that a man will tire quickly of the clingy, adoration that is coming from them to their "men". A man will feel smothered and it will a weight on his shoulders. He will want his space and find it burdensome. This comes from a grown woman who has life experience.
ReplyDeleteThat really makes good sense. I can see that to be true too.
DeleteYes. For a man who looses interest in a girl will get tired of hearing her endearing words and he will feel that she is being clingy.
DeleteWay to go with the stereotype. Not every man minds affection and so-called clinginess. And for goodness sake, their relationship is new - of course she's infatuated and excited and a bit OTT. Jeremy doesn't seem to have any problem with it, he seems pretty enthusiastic himself. Why would they be getting married if he had a problem? And no doubt that will all settle and become more mellow in time . That seems the case for Jill and Derrick, and they seem a great and genuinely happy/loving couple. In any case - isn't it *their* relationship, not yours? And yes, I'm a grown woman with experience too. Men are not all the same.
Delete9 years into my relationship with my husband. He really likes when I hold his hand or kiss him in front of others. Not all guys mind adoration.
DeleteThere's a difference between a kiss and handholding vs. pawing and hanging on each other, which is what these Duggar and Bates folks do once they're engaged/married.
DeleteI realize Jinger is still young but the word has always been considered demeaning in my family.
ReplyDeleteI've noticed Jill also uses the term and is older.
You would think Michelle being the same generation would suggest to her daughter to refrain from encouraging.
Pretty sure "babe" is not considered demeaning by the vast majority of people.
DeleteI believe Jim Bob has used the endearment "babe" with Michelle. That's probably where it has come from and I don't think he means it to harm his wife or degrade her... Just simply a term of endearment is all.
DeleteIt's cute to hear Jinger call Jeremy Babe. Myself I don't like to be called Babe. To each their own right?
ReplyDeleteNo. The constant use of the word "babe" will get on any man's nerves. She should find something meaningful to say or use Jeremy's name.
ReplyDeleteHe seems very much in love with her and to be honest all of us have sides of our personality or habits that may not be the best, so I'm sure Jeremy does something annoying that bithers Jinger. In a relationship you love each other not just because of your good traits, but also despite your bad ones.
DeleteIn any relationship, there are going to be things (probably several things) that get on your nerves. If you love someone, you have to love their strengths, as well as their flaws. If a single word causes a relationship to break up, it most likely wasn't love, in the first place.
DeleteI hope for their sake that they are able to marry quickly and start their life alone in Laredo, far from Arkansas and the cameras. When I married young, I enjoyed all the wedding hustle and bustle but all I really wanted was for family to just leave us alone already, haha!
ReplyDeleteFor not being allowed to have physical contact, they are all over each other, all the time. Touching, touching, touching, and in front of the parents too. When I was dating my now husband, my mother scolded me for always holding his arm, or his hand, or for him having his arm around my shoulder...she said "Do you mind? Can't you just stand there? You're making people uncomfortable". And I ultimately carried that forward to my own kids, to always be aware of other people's comfort levels. Don't be pawing all of over other. If you want to be in the company of others, then try to enjoy the other people too!
ReplyDeleteInteresting, especially since the Apostle Paul wrote about the lack of affection we would see in the last days. Maybe you need to loosen up and quit being so judgmental.
DeleteIt's not a good thing to feel uncomfortable simply by seeing two people who are in love touching each other's arms.
DeleteAgree about the touchy touchy. That should be reserved for when they are alone but then again, they aren't allowed to be alone. Generally, I think most find it awkward to be around a couple that is quite touchy. Who wants to watch it???
DeleteI would guess they really don't want to be in the company of others. The Duggar family rules, however, require otherwise.
DeleteI don't think there's anything inappropriate about the kind of affection they are showing each other, I think it's sweet.
I find joy in seeing people behave lovingly toward each other. I think love is the highest law, and the greatest calling there is. I feel sad at the thought that seeing others expressions of love and affection for each other causes you discomfort. I hope you know that you are worthy of love and affection, too.
Anonymous @ 10:40am
DeleteI am hearing that your mother's own discomfort with being touched has had a negative effect on you. Not everyone is uncomfortable with seeing other people being affectionate towards one another. Usually if you feel that much discomfort there is something deep down inside that needs God's healing and purging. If the touching is perverted, that's different; however, I never saw anything perverted going on between Jeremy and Jinger. Sometimes because of our own deeply rooted issues we can interpret things through that cloggy filter and we perceive situations and people through a distorted reality instead of truth.
Anonymous at 11.45 pm: Amen to that! Love is the most important thing in life and seeing two people manifest their love for each other is really heartwarming!
DeleteI think its very annoying whenever anybody calls their boy friend or girlfriend Babe. I hear it in TV shows and movies and it makes me cringe. I hope that Jinger and Jeremy will grow as a couple once they get married and move away from her parents and that Jeremy encourages Jinger to have a photography business since she is into photography.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. She deserves a happy creative future and I'm thinking Jeremy will nurturer that gift.
DeleteShe needs to go to college for that. He should encourage to get her college degree in photography.
DeleteI Praise the Lord for His bringing them together! They are so sweet together! May God use them for His Honor and Glory!
ReplyDeleteMy mom called my dad hun or honey, and we didn't mind ,it was endearing, to each is own i say, let the lovebirds do what they please and who cares about our opinions.They sure do seem happy and in love, thats all that really matters anyways.I love that they set their own rules for their courtship, he is a 29 year old mature male who really doesn't need teenagers chaperones his relationship.
ReplyDeleteI agree with September 16, 2016 at 10:40 AM. PDA makes other people uncomfortable. Have you ever noticed the Bates parents? They can't sit side-by-side without being entangled with each other (she on him). It's just weird.
ReplyDeleteJinger said that she and Jeremy (Babe) were courting 2 weeks. She was preparing to fly down to Texas with her parents. That was in late June. We know they were engaged in July. No, they haven't been courting 7 months, they were "around each other" before then, but having no real contact or conversation allowed, they barely knew each other at all. So, YES, this is extremely fast. Courting in June, engaged in July, married by ....October? Ridiculous if you ask me. Jinger OR Jeremy hasn't seen anything but their company behavior. What happens when Jeremy comes home quite upset about something, or mad about something and Jinger sees him angry for the first time AFTER marrying him, moving to Texas and has already committed to changing her whole life? What if she doesn't really like what she sees? Or Jeremy in Jinger? This system doesn't allow the two people to know each other. Risky and dangerous IMO.
ReplyDeleteWhere is Michelle? When Jessa was courting Ben they were in the front seat of the car,but MIchelle insisted on sitting between them. I guess Jinger and Jeremy have more leeway. Wonder what Jessa and Ben think about Jinger and Jeremy sitting together.
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Does her be ever return the same gesture?? I mean I would get annoyed. It's like seeing no someone who puts on too much PDA
ReplyDeleteI was glad Jim Bob pointed out that thrift shopping can get to be very expensive. It seems to be done in excess by some of the older girls and they would be better off buying a few quality things new rather than buying used things but buying bags and bags of things.
ReplyDeleteDo you have any idea of the price differential on new vs. thrift shop for the same item?
DeleteHow long til Jeremy and Jinger have a larger church and a better place to live, thanks to things going on that Jim Bob facilitated behind the scenes? He's not going to be content to let Jinger be so far away, in such a small church, and without a big house with granite countertops. I feel it coming......
ReplyDeleteJinger, When you live in Laredo, it might be beneficial to avail yourself of the college and junior college there.
ReplyDeleteJim Bob was not very diplomatic in telling them they are not ready to share spit yet and some of the other things he said. At this stage of their lives he needs to be more a coach. I actually agree that they seem to be taking things too fast. I can't believe they would get engaged before she and her folks had travelled to Laredo and seen the area she would live and even what might be her first home. Does not mean I don't think they are right for each other long term. I think they probably are. But my husband and I are old enough to have moved around a lot and we always made sure to check the new places out before agreeing to move. Times when we have not have not always been so happy after the move. I do think they should slow down a bit and make sure they get things right.
ReplyDeleteI don't think they were engaged yet at the time of the visit. But who knows. TLC very much manipulates the timelines of their lives. For all we know, that was a staged visit and it wasn't even the first time they've been there.
DeleteI agree things are moving very fast. I like Jeremy but I feel like his "loneliness" in Laredo is what is the driving force for this fast track they have found themselves on. All this talk about money makes me wonder did he already go thru all the money he made as a professional athlete? I mean for a minute there it looked like he was going to buy a pawn shop wedding ring for Jinger. It looks like money will be tight for them but "living on love" will sustain them. But if you think about it, none of the Duggar men have been able to maintain a full time career or even start out with one. Derick is the only one I know with a degree.
DeleteI am so very happy for Jeremy and Jinger! May the Lord bless them with a loving and productive union.
ReplyDeleteSo very boring. Enough of all of these people.
ReplyDeleteTis, very easy...here's a thought or suggestion...just don't watch or read about them if you don't want .. easy peasy.Evidently your curiosity is getting the better of you for checking in...lol...blessings😉
DeleteI am 44 years old & was married for 21 years. From the time we were dating & throughout a good portion of our marriage my husband & I called each other Babe or Baby. It's an affectionate term of endearment, like Hon or Honey. I also have many friends in my age group who call their spouse Babe or Baby. Nothing demeaning or trashy about it! And to the person who said it was creepy when Gil & Kelly Bates hold hands or entwine their arms when they sit or walk beside each other, what a said commentary on your outlook on what a healthy relationship looks like. If more couples held hands or otherwise showed affection toward one another the divorce rate would probably be much lower. I see nothing creepy about it at all. They love each other very much & enjoy each others company! I'm amazed at the amount of hate directed towards these people. It seems like no matter what they do or don't do you would all find something wrong with it. Here's a thought...how about if you don't like this family, don't watch the show & don't take every opportunity to criticize & be hateful towards people who don't do things just like you would. You've obviously learned nothing from them about having a kind & generous spirit toward others!
ReplyDeleteHaving a degree has very little to do with whether or not you will be able to provide for yourself or a family. Ask any one of the thousands upon thousands of college graduates in this country working for minimum-wage. All of the Duggar boys have been taught to work, and work hard. The older boys own their own businesses, and rental property and have any number of skills that can translate into a paying job and a way to take care of their family, should they get married. So, having a degree doesn't really have anything to do with what kind of provider they will be, end it has absolutely nothing to do with their moral character or the condition of their heart.
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