Rob Luciano was living a life he had always dreamed and hoped for, which included a house in Connecticut, a loving wife, two beautiful children, and even an adorable poodle. However, on an October night in 2002, he brought his entire world crashing down with one life-changing declaration: He told his wife that he was gay. Now, he shares his personal experience navigating denial, confusion, and the ultimate freedom of embracing the truth in his dramatic memoir, I Didn't Choose This: One Man's Journey Through Childhood, Marriage, Parenthood, and Divorce, Before Finally Accepting His Sexual Orientation. I Didn't Choose This charts the trajectory of his lifelong journey toward accepting his sexual orientation after decades of ignoring the signs and avoiding the subject by whatever means possible. After being married for several years, he finally confronted as an adult what he had run away from since childhood. Coming out, however, did not turn out to be the toughest mountain he would climb. Rob still had much to learn about himself, as well as what it means to live as a gay man in the world today. By candidly revealing the range of emotions that he processed, he hopes to share with others his own path toward self-love and acceptance so that they may find the same inner peace - as well as offer the friends and loved ones of gay individuals new insight to better understand the nature of sexual orientation. With refreshing intimacy and raw honesty, I Didn't Choose This: One Man's Journey Through Childhood, Marriage, Parenthood, and Divorce, Before Finally Accepting His Sexual Orientation offers a probing, highly personal immersion inside a topic that many people grapple with. As Rob learned to stop thinking about the world as it viewed him, but rather how he saw the world through the eyes of a gay man, his life gained new and richer meaning. Anyone who is ready to accept who they really are will find support, comfort, and reflection from this invaluable life story.