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Marriage Therapy Radio

Ep 369 Start How You Want to Finish: A Real Talk with the Polites

Marriage Therapy Radio

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Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Therapy, Health & Fitness, Marriage, Relationships, Mental Health, Education

4.6 • 690 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2025

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Zach sits down with Krystal and Dedric Polite, real estate entrepreneurs, parents, and partners who built their marriage and business with vision, honesty, and hustle. Known for their HGTV show and business Be Polite Properties, the Polites take listeners behind the scenes of their relationship — from their first date (which felt more like an interview) to their evolving partnership as co-parents and business owners.


Krystal and Dedric share how intentionality, therapy, and shared values laid the foundation for their long-term success. Krystal’s bold, upfront approach is met with Dedric’s easygoing warmth, and together, they show how different strengths can complement each other when grounded in trust and aligned purpose.


They talk about therapy, parenting, building generational wealth, and how they support each other’s dreams—and why Krystal believes “you have to find out early if your partner is a teammate or an opponent.”



Key Takeaways


Start How You Want to Finish

Krystal approached their very first date with intentionality—talking credit scores, life goals, and values—because she knew she didn’t want to wait years to get to the heart of a relationship.


Therapy From the Beginning

Two months into their relationship, Krystal insisted on couples therapy—something Dedric initially resisted, but now credits as a major reason they’ve stayed strong.


Teammates, Not Opponents

Their philosophy of marriage centers on being on the same team. Krystal explains how many couples are unknowingly married to their opponent—and how to avoid that trap early.


Unlearning “Too Much Strength”

Raised by strong single mothers, both Krystal and Dedric had to unlearn old patterns—Krystal admits it took years to allow Dedric to help with parenting, and Dedric had to learn not to emotionally shut down.


Support Each Other’s Dreams

Their real estate business was Dedric’s dream—Krystal helped launch it. Their trampoline park franchise? That’s Krystal’s dream—and now Dedric is all in.


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, everybody. Welcome. And thank you for listening to this episode of Marriage Therapy Radio. My name is Zach Brittle. And I got to tell you, I am having so much fun recording these couple interviews. I've gotten to talk to a bunch of different kinds of people and have a bunch of different kinds of conversations. And I'm learning something new every time. And they're just fun. I'm excited to roll these out to you,

0:21.2

especially this one. I'm talking to Dedrick and Crystal Polite. And, you know, I was smiling ear to

0:27.4

ear the entire time. Their perspective on parenting, on relationships, on business is just

0:33.3

refreshing and cool. She in particular has a unique point of view when it comes to how relationships

0:40.2

work and in particular how her relationship with Dedrick works. He is clearly very in love.

0:47.5

And it's always a pleasure to talk to people who are deeply, deeply connected to one another

0:51.9

and to the work that they're doing. And so I'm excited to share this conversation with you.

0:56.2

I want to thank you again.

0:57.2

Those of you who are supporting us on Patreon, I've been rolling out some new content back

1:00.7

there for you.

1:01.5

If you are interested in what's going on behind the scenes at Marriage Therapy Radio, you can

1:04.7

check it out.

1:05.0

I'm on the road quite a bit over the next month.

1:07.6

And I can't wait to share some of those adventures with you. Also, shout out to Dan McKeever, who continues to be a big encouragement. I really appreciate you letting me know that you value what we're doing here. Helps a lot, puts a wind at my back. For now, this is a very cool conversation. Stick around. Dedrick and Crystal Polite. Well, welcome to Marriage Therapy Radio. And like I said, I want to

1:28.6

ask you questions that no one asks you, but I feel like the question I'm about to ask you,

1:32.5

everyone asks you, which is, is your actual last name polite? Yes, that is my actual last

1:39.2

name. That is my family name, my given name. Does it come with a, like a heavy burden? Does it come with the

1:45.3

need to be, to deliver? It does. And when I got married to Crystal, all her friends made fun

1:52.0

of her because she is like the last person you say is polite. So she got a little keychain that

1:57.6

says polite as F. One of her friends got us a little keychain saying

2:01.7

that.

2:02.3

I'm very giving, right?

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