Preciso de uma Aly, Eric e Tola na minha vida! | Match Perfeito - Lauren Forsythe.
Sinopse: Desde sempre, Aly vem consertando tudo ao seu redor: o casamento dos pais, os problemas dos colegas de trabalho e até a vida amorosa dos amigos. Mas, após esbarrar em um ex que em apenas três anos saiu do porão da casa dos pais, casou e se tornou um gerente de projetos bem-sucedido, ela percebe que também ajeitou a vida de todos os namorados que já teve.
Aly então decide usar seus talentos para criar a Match Perfeito, uma agência secreta exclusiva para mulheres cansadas de tentar mudar a vida dos namorados. Sim, chegou a hora de deixar todo aquele trabalho emocional na mão de profissionais. Usando pequenos truques e dicas, Aly e os sócios incentivam os homens a tomar decisões ― como sair do emprego que odeiam, fazer aquele workshop de crescimento profissional, focar na família…
A empreitada dá muito certo, e, em pouco tempo, uma influencer famosíssima contrata o grupo para “consertar” o namorado. É a cliente mais importante da empresa até então. Só tem um probleminha: o namorado em questão é o melhor amigo de infância de Aly. E também seu primeiro amor.
Aly é uma típica personagem de comédia romântica: uma workaholic que tem que lidar com o fato de que nada acontece na vida pessoal depois de uma série de abandonos e instabilidades nas relações. A convivência com a mãe é rodeada pela presença do pai que as abandonou e o único porto seguro desaparece da sua vida após ela declarar seu amor por ele, o que faz com que ela tenha que juntar todos os caquinhos totalmente só, tornando ela a pessoa perfeita a quem recorrer quando se precisa de ajuda porque ela não sabe dizer “não” por temer mais um abandono.
Porém, mesmo se reconstruindo através desses traumas, o livro é muito bom em mostrar o crescimento dela através do projeto que ela faz nos outros, e acompanhar esse processo, feito com coisas pequenas, foi inspirador. Gosto também de como a vida dela estar um caco não a impede de enxergar em como ela é ÓTIMA no que faz. É por isso que aceita um projeto que envolve o ex melhor amigo que ainda mantém a essência de quem era para ela, o que torna difícil não surtar um pouco, mas ela encara o trabalho e, de fato, ajuda a todos de forma quase milagrosa. Outro ponto positivo foram os coadjuvantes, principalmente os melhores amigos dela, o Eric e a Tola. Até a Nick, a cliente influenciadora, agrega muito na história, e não só por ela ser a ponte entre Dylan e Aly.
Por falar em Dylan e Aly, o romance se desenvolve com boa parte da bagagem adquirida no passado, e talvez eu não tenha curtido muito o início por achar que isso não seria suficiente – afinal, eles se distanciaram com 18 anos; foram 15 anos sem contato algum -, mas o que viveram durante a infância e adolescência foi algo sólido e, apesar da bagunça que foi a separação, a reconstrução funcionou muito bem. Para mim, foi algo que estava em segundo plano, e passei alguns nervosos por achar que ela repetiria alguns erros, mas terminei a história totalmente apaixonada pelo futuro sonhado pelos dois.
O único problema agora é eu não ter uma Match Perfeito para fazer com que eu me reconecte comigo mesma, mas aproveitei o quanto pude nessa leitura gostosa, romântica e inspiradora. Recomendo demais.
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Do you have any info or confirmation on the rumored Caldwell-Duggar #4 or Swanson-Duggar #2 & #3?
Jim Bob confirmed in Joy's baby video that Gunnar was indeed #30 and being the 15th boy and that Nora #31 is the tiebreaker. So here's the breakdown
1. Mackynzie Renee Duggar oct 2009
● Baby M #2 Duggar
2. Michael James Duggar june 2011
3. Marcus Anthony Duggar june 2013
4. Israel David Dillard april 2015
5. Meredith Grace Duggar june
6. Spurgeon Elliott Seewald nov
7. Henry Wilberforce Seewald feb 2017
8. Samuel Scott Dillard july
9. Mason Garrett Duggar sept
10. Gideon Martyn Forsyth feb 2018
11. Garrett David Caldwell Duggar june
12. Felicity Nicole Vuolo july
●Asa Matthew
13. Ivy Jane Seewald may 2019
●Annabell Elise
14. Addison Renee Caldwell Duggar nov
15. Bella Milagro Swanson Duggar nov
16. Maryella Hope Duggar nov
17. Grace Annette Burnett Duggar jan 2020
●Halleli Grace
18. Evelyn Mae Forsyth aug
●Baby C
●Baby Seewald #4
19. Evangeline Jo Vuolo nov
20. Brooklyn Praise Caldwell Duggar feb 2021
21. Fern Elliana Seewald july
●River Bliss
22. Madyson Lily Duggar oct
23. Daisy Marie Swanson Duggar april 2022
24. Truett Oliver Nakatsu Duggar may
25. Collin Gene Caldwell Duggar june
26. Frederick Michael Dillard july
27. Charles John Burnett Duggar sept
● Baby Seewald #5
28. Brynley Noelle Wissmann Duggar Dec
29. Ezra Robert Swanson Duggar May 2023
30. Gunner James Forsyth may
31. Nora Kate Nakatsu Duggar may
Mackynzie, Meredith, Maryella, Madyson, Gracie, Ivy, Fern, Felicity, Evangeline, Addison, Brooklynn, Bella, Daisy and Brynley (before Nora)= 15 girls
Michael, Marcus, Mason, Charlie. Israel, Samuel, Frederick, Spurgeon, Henry, Garrett, Collin, Ezra, Gideon, Gunnar and Truett= 15 boys
So Caldwell #4 is a boy with my chosen Placer name of Collin Gene.
Swanson #2 is a girl named Daisy Marie.
And Swanson #3 is a boy with my chosen Placer name of Ezra Robert. Also here's a recent picture of Lauren Pregnant with her third
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There is an Unaccounted–For GrandDuggar!
Forsyth #3 is #30, But We Only Know About 29.
So, so many of you sent this in. Thank you! I am so happy to finally have an updated GrandDuggar count. Thank you, Jim Bob! Thank you, loyal readers!
[ Link to the Video at the Relevant Part (~5:30) ]
Up until Joy's video, we know about 27 GrandDuggars—25 Already Born (Mackynzie to Charlie), and 2 In Utero (Duggar–Wissmann #1 and Forsyth #3). It was also widely–speculated that Siah + Lauren and Joe + Kendra quietly added to their broods this year. Knowing that there's 30 GrandDuggars, and three unaccounted–for, Duggar Data now considers Duggar–Swanson #2 and Duggar–Caldwell #4 to be "confirmed" births. (See This Post for more information.)
Alright, so that brings us to 29 Known GrandDuggars. Here's a full list, in birth order—
(1) Mackynzie Renee Duggar–Keller 2009
(2) Michael James Duggar–Keller 2011
(3) Marcus Anthony Duggar–Keller 2013
(4) Israel David Dillard March 2015
(5) Meredith Grace Duggar–Keller July 2015
(6) Spurgeon Elliot Seewald November 2015
(7) Henry Wilberforce Seewald February 2017
(8) Samuel Scott Dillard July 2017
(9) Mason Garrett Duggar–Keller September 2017
(10) Gideon Martyn Forsyth February 2018
(11) Garrett David Duggar–Caldwell June 2018
(12) Felicity Nicole Vuolo July 2018
(13) Ivy Jane Seewald May 2019
(14) Addison Renee Duggar–Caldwell November 2, 2019
(15) Bella Milagro Duggar–Swanson November 8, 2019
(16) Maryella Hope Duggar–Keller November 27, 2019
(17) Grace Annette Duggar–Burnett January 2020
(18) Evelyn Mae Forsyth August 2020
(19) Evangeline Jo Vuolo November 2020
(20) Brooklyn Praise Duggar–Caldwell February 2021
(21) Fern Elliana Seewald July 2021
(22) Madyson Lily Duggar–Keller October 2021
(23) Duggar–Swanson #2 c. March 2022
(24) Truett Oliver Duggar–Nakatsu May 2, 2022
(25) Duggar–Caldwell #4 c. May 26, 2022
(26) Frederick Michael Dillard July 2022
(27) Charlie Duggar–Burnett September 2022
(28) Duggar–Wissmann #1 Due Before Forsyth #3 (See Note)
(29) Forsyth #3 Due May 23, 2023
Note—We don't know when Hannah is due; however, we can be all–but certain that her Due Date is before Joy's. Joy is due on May 23, 2023, and she announced on October 5, 2022. Hannah announced before Joy, on August 30th. Theoretically, the very earliest one can announce a pregnancy is Day 29. (That's the day the woman would be expecting her period, but it didn't start.) It's highly unlikely Jer + Hannah announced that early... But, even if they did, Hannah's Due Date would be May 8, 2023, which is earlier than Joy's.
If Forsyth #3 is #30, there's 1 Unaccounted–For GrandDuggar—so, let's go over the possibilities for whose child it is or how this can be explained.
This Post is really long, so... After the jump!
Could Joy Be Expecting Twins?
No. Per Joy's YouTube video, her OB confirmed via ultrasound that her current pregnancy isn't twins. Also, if she was expecting twins, Jim Bob wouldn't have described her baby as #30. He would have said #29 and 30, if he knew it was twins, or just #29, if he didn't.
Could Hannah Be Expecting Twins?
No. Jer + Hannah haven't shared much about their pregnancy, but they've shared enough to know it's not multiples. In the Pregnancy Announcement, Jer referenced a "precious little baby"—not babies. And in the Sex Reveal, Hannah wrote: "We cannot wait to meet our sweet baby girl"—not girls, or a boy and a girl, or whatever.
Could Lauren or Kendra Have Had Twins?
Probably Not, though we can't definitively rule it out. The Car Seat Photo featured one car seat, not two; and the Baby On Lap, Stroller, and Nursing Photos featured one baby, not two. That said, we don't have any evidence that proves they didn't have twins.
Could Some Else Be Pregnant?
Yes. And, if they are, they must be due before Joy—otherwise, her baby wouldn't be #30, theirs would. Joy is due May 23, 2023. So, the Unaccounted–For GrandDuggar is due on or before May 22.
Who is the other pregnant Duggar? Well, let's start by determining who is isn't...
Joy and Hannah's Pregnancies are known, so it's not them.
It's not Anna. Josh is in prison, and has been since December 9, 2021. She had Madyson on October 23. Even if she'd somehow managed to get pregnant between October 23 and December 9, she would've delivered by now.
It's not Abbie. She'll be <40 Weeks Post–Partum in May 2023.
It's almost certainly not Jill, since she would've had to conceive again within 8 Weeks of Freddy's Birth.
Irish Twins are rare, even for Predictor Families, so it's unlikely to be Katey or Kendra, who both gave birth in May 2022.
That just leaves Jessa, Jinger, Lauren, and Claire. Out of that group, Lauren is probably the least likely to be pregnant now, since she just had Baby C in or around March 2022. If she gave birth again in May 2023, that would be a very, very short—unusually short, even among Predictor Families—child spacing, which seems unlikely. (Especially in light of the longer gap between Bella and Baby C.)
Jessa, Jinger, and Claire remain. Of those three, Claire is definitely the likeliest candidate, as she's very overdue (~4 SDs) for Pregnancy #1. Jinger is also currently overdue, but less overdue than Claire (~1 SD)—plus, she seems to have jumped off the quiverfull bandwagon. That just leaves Jessa. If it's her, she's early—but, only by 3 Months. (Seewald #5 is currently forecast for August 2023.)
Whoever it is, they probably aren't that far ahead of Joy. Currently, it's Duggar–typical to announce a pregnancy at ~94 Days Along. If there was an announcement today, that would correspond to a May 6, 2023 Due Date. And if they were due on the latest possible date, May 22nd, they won't be "late" to announce until November 18th.
Could Someone Else Have Secretly Given Birth?
(Note—I'm talking about another "secret birth" on top of the now–known secret births of Baby C and Duggar–Caldwell #4.)
Probably Not. This would imply that the Unaccounted–For Grand has been born as of today, November 1, 2022. Right away, we can rule out a number of Duggars—
It's not Hannah. She hasn't been married long enough to be on Baby #2. (She and Jer tied the knot on March 26, 2022.)
It's not Joy. She said that this is Baby #3. If she'd had a secret birth, she'd be on Baby #4, not #3.
It's not Abbie, Jill, or Katey, since they are all <40 Weeks Post–Partum, and we're sure that their latest baby was their 2nd, 3rd, and 1st, respectively. (No chance they snuck in a secret one.)
It's not Kendra. She had Brooklyn in February of 2021 and she's believed to have given birth again in Late May 2022. There's no way that she's given birth again since May, 5 Months Ago. And, likewise, there's no way that she squeezed another pregnancy in between Brooklyn and the May 2022 Baby. There simply aren't enough days. It's not possible.
It's probably not Anna. While it's not impossible, it's a really tight timeline... Like, really tight. She would have had to get pregnant within <7 Weeks of Madyson's Birth, which is completely at odds with her typical spacing. If it did happen, M8 probably arrived in August, maybe Early September.
It's probably not Jessa. She is still active on social media, so it's pretty unlikely that she wouldn't have announced a pregnancy.
That leaves Lauren, Jinger, and Claire. Out of the group, Jinger is probably the least likely suspect. While she doesn't share her girls' faces on social media anymore, she just shared a Halloween photo that shows two toddlers with no infant in sight. As for Lauren, it is possible she's had 2 Children since Bella; however, it would require two really close spacings, since that's 2 Children in 28 Months. As for Claire, it's definitely possible she's had a baby by now. (She got married in February of 2021.) But, is she the type to not announce anything? I'm not so sure about that.
Could Jim Bob's Count Include Annabell?
Probably Not. Jim Bob + Michelle lost their 20th Child, Jubilee, at ~20 Weeks, but don't include her in counting their own 19 Children. Annabell was also an ~20 Week Loss. It doesn't make much sense that they'd count Annabell and not Jubilee, but we also can't rule it out. It's possible, but unlikely, that that's what's going on.
TL;DR—
Ultimately, the most likely answer is that there's another Duggar on the way, due shortly before Forsyth #3, and it’s Claire’s, Jinger’s, or Jessa’s. However, we can't rule out the possibility of Lauren or Kendra having twins, or of Anna, Jessa, Lauren, Jinger, or Claire having a "secret birth," or of J.B. including Annabell in the list of GrandDuggars. Also, maybe Jim Bob just can’t count… But, probably not. He seemed sure.
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