Matt Armstrong

Matt Armstrong was a boyfriend of "Ashlyn Shelley" beginning in 2007. He was a firefighter, in his early 20's and described as tall and well-built.

They met while Ashlyn was working out with her roommate Logan at the firehouse. When the alarm sounded, everyone except then-neophyte Matt, who stayed behind and ended up talking to Ashlyn over breakfast, which for him was a stack of pancakes. At the end of the meal, Ash was suitably impressed with him that she agreed to see him for a date.

After having dinner together, Matt took Ashlyn to a pool hall, where she revealed a proficiency leftover from her time as Jake, albeit mitigated by her new, unpracticed physique. They ended their date with a kiss and an agreement to go to a Celtics game for a their second, which happened to fall on Valentine's Day.

The second date ended with Ashlyn going back to his place, which she noted reminded her of her own youth, of a time when there was nothin gin the fridge but beer. They had a quick, comparatively rough bout of sex which Ashlyn found less satisfying than her time with Jean-Michel, but not altogether unpleasurable.

They continued to date casually for the duration of the spring, with Ashlyn telling Jean-Michel it was "not serious" due to Matt's age, but Jean-Michel advised her to check the mirror. She also confided to Art that she noticed the "generation gap" in tastes and experience, but that she didn't correct him when he referred to her as his "girlfriend." By early June she had taken a serious interest in maintaining the relationship, even meeting his friends and ex-girlfriend Rachel.

Matt was especially keen on receiving oral sex, one of three things he and Ashlyn fought over (the others being his lack of punctuality and messy habits.)