Respecting Differences Makes Joanna Gaines and Chip Gaines Stronger, Details Their Marriage After 23 Years

Different strengths, shared connection

On the Nov. 4 episode of the Not Gonna Lie podcast, Joanna Gaines discussed her marriage with host Kylie Kelce. She said she values how different she and Chip are.

Joanna described their contrasting strengths as something that can create both tension and power. She said their relationship benefits when they embrace those differences.

Respecting change over time

Joanna said both partners are willing to evolve rather than stay fixed in one version of themselves. She described Chip as challenging her every day. The couple, married since May 2003, respect each other’s differences with what Joanna called awe. She said they encourage one another to become their best selves.

Working through discomfort

Joanna said the pair face uncomfortable moments in each season of their relationship and work through them together. In her view, that process helps make their marriage stronger. She added that ongoing challenges keep them from becoming too comfortable and give them opportunities to learn new things together.

Getting to know each other again

Joanna has noticed a shift in their personalities, saying she is becoming more extroverted like Chip while he moves in the opposite direction. She likened the change to dating again and getting reacquainted. The couple share five children: Drake, 21, Ella, 19, Duke, 18, Emmie, 16, and Crew, 8.