The pair are members of the Church of Jesus Christ and Latter-Day Saints – a faith which doesn’t condone same-sex relationships – and Matthew admits a strong motivation for dating women was so he didn’t have to be single and celibate forever.īrynn met Matthew for the first time at church in early 2016 and just a few dates in, he revealed he was gay. Brynn Embley and husband Matthew Nielson with children Guinevere, 1, and 2-year-old Amandine. Matthew had known he was attracted to men since he was a teenager, but he belonged to the Church which does not encourage homosexual relationships. He dated women throughout his twenties while being honest about his orientation, receiving mixed responses, so he was nervous about what Brynn would think.
The mom-of-two, who lives in Ypsilanti, Michigan said: “He looked straight at me and said ‘Brynn, I’m gay.’ I remember it because he seemed so serious – or like he was looking for some sort of reaction from me.” However, to his surprise, she shrugged it off.
