Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia model reaches far past their HGTV fame, however they’ve determined to take a step again, and the explanation may very well be heartbreaking. In case you did not know, Magnolia features a tv community, a furnishings and residential line, books, and numerous different common merchandise. Throughout a sit-down on the “Enterprise of House” podcast, Joanna opened up about exploring their subsequent steps in the summertime of 2024 and spilled the beans about cutting down their involvement of their Magnolia enterprise. “Once we had related final yr, you had requested, ‘Okay, what’s subsequent?’ and I mentioned, ‘Dennis,’ I don’t know,'” she defined to host Dennis Scully. “Ask me after I get on the opposite facet of summer season.”

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In the end, the Gaines, who’ve 5 youngsters, used their three-month break to prioritize household time with their offspring. “It was this intentional time we have been setting to regain our footing, be sure our basis was set in order that we might dream about all that is to come back,” continued Joanna, including, “A lot has occurred within the final 10+ years … I, as a mom, wanted [that time off] emotionally.” As famous by the outlet, Chip and Joanna are in considerably of a transitional part of their parenting, with a number of of their oldest youngsters mere years away from flying the coop, so it is smart that they’d need to commit extra time to pouring into their brood earlier than they department out into the world.

Sadly, Chip and Joanna might have stepped again from Magnolia for a sadder motive — one which provides gas to the rumors about their relationship, so we requested an skilled what it might all imply.

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Joanna Gaines has confronted tragic truths in her life. The identical goes for Chip Gaines, who has confronted tragic moments through the years. However might that additionally embody their marriage? Though Chip and Joanna are one of the vital common HGTV {couples}, their relationship is not precisely good. Regardless of their united entrance and big success, Chip and Joanna have been on the receiving finish of divorce rumors for years. In 2024, for instance, Radar reported that the opening of their boutique resort had been pushing their relationship to the brink. “On daily basis there was one other disaster that left them at one another’s throats,” shared an insider. “They have been bickering always and getting little sleep. It took each ounce of goodwill to remain on a good keel and get by way of it.” The outlet additionally implied that Joanna was over Chip’s supposed hygiene deficiencies which had developed through the years.

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With that mentioned, Chip and Joanna most likely would not truly divorce. “One factor that I’d say is our superpower is that Jo and I will not be quitters,” Chip mentioned throughout an interview with Entry Hollywood in July 2021. “Dropping out shouldn’t be one thing truthfully that ever even involves thoughts.” He continued, “One way or the other, that little basis has positively served us nicely as a result of issues have positively been difficult. We’re not good, and we now have points and trials and errors similar to anyone.” He additionally revealed that he and Joanna would admit in the event that they’d ever thought of divorce. Nonetheless, they have been “in it without end.” 

So possibly all they actually wanted was somewhat high quality time collectively!

Nicki Swift consulted with Stephanie Wijkstrom, licensed counselor and CEO & Founding father of the Counseling and Wellness Heart of Pittsburgh, who supplied up unique perception into whether or not or not a household sabbatical can profit a pair. “Time away from work and routine could be extraordinarily reinvigorating for a pair and a household, as a substitute utilizing time to attach extra deeply and expertise the enjoyable of discovering one thing new,” Wijkstrom instructed us. “There’s analysis on how doing one thing new can truly enhance an individual’s openness to feeling love.”

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As for {couples} who might not have the luxurious of stepping away from their skilled lives? “Strive a staycation, decide to breaking out of your routine, and take a look at a day of discovery,” added Wijkstrom. “Strive being a vacationer in your personal metropolis and doing one thing you’ve by no means performed collectively.” That mentioned, there are nonetheless loads of inexperienced flags in Chip and Joanna Gaines’ relationship, so possibly a sabbatical was precisely what they wanted.