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‘Bringing up Bates’: Family Critics Notice Lawson Bates and Tiffany Espensen Appear to Be Breaking Long-Held Courtship Rules

The Bates family has long been considered laxer than the Duggar family regarding courtship rules, but Bates family followers have noticed something interesting lately. Lawson Bates and his girlfriend, Tiffany Espensen, appear to be breaking even the relaxed dating rules of the Bates family. The couple is getting physically closer, but there is no engagement ring in sight just yet.
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‘Bringing up Bates’: The Bates Family Is Spilling All of Their Kissing Secrets

The Bates family, first introduced to fans through the Duggar family, believe in restricting physical affection before marriage. Gil and Kelly Jo Bates have encouraged their 19 children to save their first kiss for their wedding day. While many seemed to take that advice, it looks like that wasn’t the case. Several Bates kids are admitting they kissed before saying ‘I Do.’