Sunday, August 19, 2018

Courting 1 Year

As of this month, Carlin Bates and Evan Stewart have been courting for one year. Prior to the start of their courtship, they were friends for almost a year. Although they live three hours apart, they are still able to see each other often.

This weekend, Carlin spent time in Nashville with Evan and his family. Accompanied by two of Evan's siblings, Kailyn and Ethan, they went golfing at Top Golf.

Carlin Bates and Evan Stewart
Carlin Bates and Evan Stewart

Photo courtesy of Carlin Bates

39 comments:

  1. Why do they both have rings on their right hand?

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    1. That’s actually their left hands...

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    2. It's common to wear a promise ring on your right hand. I know all the Bates girls get promise rings from their parents at a certain age because they've shown it on the show.

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    3. They are purety rings. Sorry if it's misspelled .

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    4. Purity rings?

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    5. It's their left hands. I know the bates girls have purity rings. And occasionally guys will wear them too.

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    6. The rings are actually on their left hands and are purity rings.

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    7. Carlin said that they’re rings they got together that say “his queen” and “her king”

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  2. I'm sure many people are wondering why Carlin and Evan are still not engaged, but Carlin herself mentioned on the last BUB episode that they were both "in transition" and still busy with school, which makes sense to me. (Tori was still in school at her wedding, but Bobby had graduated.) They'll probably get engaged in the early spring next year.

    Michaela and Brandon also courted more than a year and didn't get engaged until after Brandon had finished his schooling. While other couples have had shorter courtships, all the Bates have had short engagements. I get the feeling that for the Bates (as well as Duggars), the official engagement is meant to only last as long as the few weeks it takes to plan the wedding.

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  3. They make an adorable couple. Carlin looks much prettier with dark hair though...

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  4. I LOVE watching the family show as they grow threw the changes. They are so down to earth & real.

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  5. I sure hope that they get engaged soon! And married at Christmas!

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    1. They're both still in school. It's going to be a little bit until they're finished and working.

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    2. I think I heard her say it might be next Christmas!

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  6. Carlin and Evan I enjoy watching both of you on Bringing Up Bates and following you on social media. What an GODLY example of have been to the world 💗💒💗📖💗🙏💗

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  7. I love the Bates family.They are a ray of Sunshine in this troubled world. as are the Duggars

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  8. She’s changed her hair color and it makes her look older.

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  9. Sweet couple and nice pictures. Hope they had fun!

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  10. They both have rings on the left ring fingers. What's that about? Never seen the guy with a ring on his left hand before marriage.

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    1. Could be a purity ring or a promise ring.

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    2. It could be a purity ring. Chad wore one. So it's not common but not unheard of that makes would wear one too.

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    3. Hello Diana! My guess would be that they are purity rings. While it is more common for girls to have purity rings, I know several guys who have them as well.
      God bless.

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    4. My sons wear purity rings as well as my daughter. I don’t know is that is why Evan is wearing a ring but it is possible.

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  11. They are a cute couple.
    It's good they are taking time and visting each others families and getting to know them as well.
    God bless you both.

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  12. Sorry Carlin, but you look so much more beautiful with your natural hair color-the color God gave you to help with your skin color, complexion, etc, not a fake color! And you don’t even need to try so hard to be beautiful! Just be you!

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    1. Oh for the love of...! Pretty sure she doesn't care what you think about her hair, skin color or complexion. Just leave the young girl alone to be herself, whichever way she pleases. She's not trying so hard to be beautiful, she is beautiful, Evan obviously thinks so. Let her express a choice without judgement.

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    2. I agree! Her beautiful natural dark hair is much prettier!

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    3. I agree. She's beautiful just the way God made her.

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    4. Maybe Josie needed to practice on someone!

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    5. Carlin, you looked the BEST with your dark hair!!!!! Just my opinion but I hope a very valid opinion!!!! I’m blonde and oh how I’d like to be a brunette just like you! Or wished anyway... Isn’t that funny how we always want to be something different than how God made us? We always want what the next person has. So I left my natural color the way it intended it to be.

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    6. Completely agree @11:29AM

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  13. I don't understand why they can't get engaged right now....if that is what they want to do. They don't have to get married until they are both finished with school. Many coupes have a year long engagement. I don't understand why the feeling is that they must get married within 3-4 months after getting engaged.

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    1. From what I’ve understood, the Bates usually have long getting to know periods where they already refer to the other as -boyfriend and girlfriend-, then they enter courtship when they know they want to get married (basically an engagement) and the actual engagement part is used to plan the wedding. So they don’t get engaged until the wedding is imminent but they already know they want to get married during courtship

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    2. i think they are just choosing to wait. I don’t think Gill and Kelly are making them wait. People do tend to get even closer during the engagement period, so they may just want that to be a ahorter time. They know that they want to marry each other, so there is no hurry either way.

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    3. I think that it's good that they are waiting to get married. From what I see on the show, Carlin could use some time to calm down and mature. I'm not sure if Evan is going to school... Too many loose ends at the moment in my opinion. Constant fun (bowling, ice cream, dinners out) is only on the show, it's not everyday reality.

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    4. I agree with "m o" overall, and FYI Evan IS in school, he is training to be a professional electrician. I assume they will get engaged either when he is done with that training, or perhaps a little earlier with the understanding he'll be done by the time they get married.

      Anyway, considering "everyday reality" for the Bates usually includes a baby at least a year after marriage, I agree that Carlin and Evan should wait to be more financially stable and mature before they marry.

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  14. They are such a sweet couple

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