'Little People, Big World' Exes Amy and Matt Roloff Got Together within the '80s — How Did They First Meet?

Amy and Matt Roloff nonetheless paintings together on 'Little People, Big World,' despite divorcing in 2016 and discovering new companions.

Mar. 19 2024, Published 8:00 p.m. ET

For enthusiasts of TLC's Little People, Big World, Amy and Matt Roloff's love story is an important a part of the display's historical past. The couple, both little people themselves, constructed a life and circle of relatives in combination on their sprawling Oregon farm, Roloff Farms, and raised consciousness about little other people.

However, in 2016, after just about 30 years of marriage together, Amy and Matt were given divorced. Fortunately, they each found new companions and proceed to paintings on the show in combination.

Now in Season 25, Amy and Matt have reunited alongside Matt's present fiancée, Caryn Chandler, and Amy Roloff's husband, Chris Marek, to paintings on a charity tournament that can be held at the farm. Matt showed on the display that this charity could be very special to him and Amy, as it led them to meet. So, what is this charity? And how exactly did Amy and Matt meet? Details under!

How did Amy and Matt Roloff meet?

Matt showed that he and Amy first met at a Dwarf Athletic Association of America (DAAA) conference. "DAAA played a very important role in Amy and my life, and I met Amy because of it," Matt stated in a Season 25 confessional.

They met on the convention in 1986. When the show started in 2006, Matt and Amy shared details about how they first met in a Season 1 episode. Matt claimed that when he first noticed Amy, he could inform she'd make an excellent mother.

Speaking about Matt, Amy said, "He just had a zest for life and didn't really have any barriers in front of him in the sense of being a little person." She additional claimed that he had a "fresh approach at looking at things," which attracted her to him.

The couple married on Sept. 12, 1987, and had been in combination until May 18, 2016. They welcomed 4 kids all the way through their marriage: twins Zach and Jeremy, Molly, and Jacob.

While finalizing their divorce, Amy met Chris Marek at a mixer in 2016. Although he wasn't first of all paired with her, however the couple clicked and Chris invited her for a motorcycle experience. In August 2021, they got married after five years of dating.

Matt additionally got into a brand new relationship. Caryn labored full-time for the Roloff circle of relatives business for a decade, first as a manager and then as Matt's personal assistant. Their courting changed into public in 2017, and Caryn departed from her farm position in 2018. Speculation swirled that Matt's involvement with Caryn began earlier than the tip of his marriage with Amy. Regardless, Matt and Caryn's engagement was introduced in April 2023.

Watch new episodes of Little People, Big World Tuesdays at 9 p.m. EST on TLC.

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