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Fixer Upper stars Chip and Joanna Gaines explained how they keep their marriage strong after decades of being together and juggling extremely busy schedules.
“We are together a lot. We love each other, we like each other, we pull for each other,” Chip told TODAY. “I think there is an argument to be made, even when things aren’t great, you fake it until you make it. Not even intentionally like we [never] had a strategy behind it.”
“We just evolved early in our marriage into the rhythm of being kind to one another,” he continued. “It’s just like being kind to one another and pulling for each other.”
“We talk things to death,” Joanna added. “In the morning we have coffee and we’ll sit and talk about everything. I mean, there is always a connection.”
This constant communication allowed the duo to create an empire — from cookbooks to merchandise lines to their own TV network. However, even amid this success, the couple remains focused on their family and puts their kids before their careers.
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“They’re so young, and we want to give them the chance to have a normal childhood,” Joanna explained. “Family is the most important thing in the world.”
As their kids have grown up, the pair has focused on sharing more with their kids and ushering friendship into the relationship rather than solely standing in positions of authority.
“The older I’ve gotten, I’ve realized the more humanity these kids can see in me, the more we’re going to connect,” Joanna said. “I want them to see the highs and lows, so when they’re feeling anxieties about school or relationships, they know it’s a safe place for them to come to me.”
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