151 bill clinton isnt the only man in the running for first gentleman in 2016 frank fiorina is former hewlettpackard ceo carly fiorinas stayathome husband the pair both previously divorced met when they worked at att in the 1980s by their third date frank told his future wife she could be ceo of it one day she was brand new at the company but i had observed her for the last couple of years few years and she was just an amazing phenomenon as far as i was concerned he explained but what really led to the couples 30year marriage was the way carly charmed franks two little girls who had chased away his dates for years carly fell in love with them said frank they fell in love with her and like at that point im not sure i had a choice but their marriage hasnt been without its hardships they lost one of their daughters lori to addiction the same year carly began her own battle against cancer what got her through it all frank said was carlys unwavering faith when carly took the reins of hewlettpackard frank feared hed never see his busy wife so at the age of 48 he decided to retire now wellsettled into his role on the sidelines as carlys costcoloving italiancooking husband frank said he doesnt know if america is ready for a first gentleman im not worried about carly living up to it frank said i hope i can live up to it abc news justine quart jordyn phelps arthur niemynski and katie bosland contributed to this report