Lawson Bates is in a serious relationship, but he’s shown Bringing Up Bates fans that he’s not following his parents’ rules anymore. In the Bates family, the kids don’t date. Instead, they court, which means they date with the intent to marry.
While most people typically date around to find their future spouse, the Bates kids enter courtships expecting to marry their significant other. Along with this, they keep physical touch to a minimum. In the Duggar family, the kids supposedly set their own courtship rules, but they are all pretty similar. The same may be true of the Bates family as well.
Lawson’s relationship with Tiffany Espensen has fans confused. Because he’s one of the Bates kids, it would make sense if he was courting. But he might just be dating Tiffany, which is new for the family.
On social media, Lawson and Tiffany share frequent posts about their relationship. In some of their recent posts, the pair has been getting awfully close and comfortable with each other. In one of Tiffany’s latest stories, she’s sitting on Lawson’s lap.
This photo, as well as some of their other posts, have sparked a discussion among Bringing Up Bates viewers. On Reddit, they are chatting about how they think Lawson and Tiffany are breaking the courtship rules and are dating instead.
Viewers argue that none of the Bates girls would have been allowed to sit on their boyfriends’ laps before marriage. But Tiffany is obviously doing so with Lawson. One user writes, “You can’t convince me these two aren’t physically intimate in some way.” Another adds, “No surprise for me. My guess is that they’ve done a lot more than this.”