Chip and Joanna Gaines of “Fixer Upper” fame have been married for eighteen years, and while they admit that their marriage is not perfect, divorce is not something that they see as being an option for them.

“One thing that I would say is our superpower is that Jo and I are not quitters,” said Chip, 46. “Throwing in the towel is not something honestly that ever even comes to mind.”

Chip went on to say that he and Joanna decided “early” in their relationship that they mutually felt that “divorce or leaving one another is not really an option for us.”

“Somehow that little foundation has definitely served us well because, things have definitely been challenging – we’re not perfect and we have issues and trials and errors just like anybody,” he continued, according to Fox News. “But I would say it’s funny when you say ‘throwing in the towel,’ in fairness, I would admit if we had considered it along the way.”

He then let fans know that he and Joanna are “in it forever.”

Chip got candid when he admitted that during the “real estate crisis” from 2006-2010, he and Joanna “had multiple opportunities to quit and throw in the towel” but that it wasn’t in their “DNA.” These days, he and Joanna firmly believe that “you can’t ever lose if you don’t quit.”

“Jo and I show up every day and sometimes it’s right and sometimes it’s not, but we keep putting one foot in front of the other,” he concluded.

Joanna also spoke up in the interview to recall turning down an upgraded engagement ring that Chip offered her at some point after he originally popped the question. Despite the fact that the second ring was more expensive, Joanna decided to keep the original because it represents “a guy working his butt off so I could get this ring.”

“I don’t even remember what year it was, he said ‘I want to upgrade your diamond to something that’s almost flawless, this perfect diamond. That can be our beautiful anniversary … story,” she remembered. “And I said, ‘Don’t touch my diamond.’”

Check out their full interview in the video below.