Lisa and Matt

Lisa and Matt is a friendship in Carter Corp.

## Overview

Lisa and Matt is a very recurring and one of the oldest and most seen friendships in the entire Is it Love? series which consists of Lisa Parker and Matt Ortega. Lisa and Matt are two very close friends who hang out all the time, whether it be at bars, clubs, restaurants or their apartments, the two seem inseparable and are seen together many times and almost all times in routes that are not dedicated to Matt, Gabriel Simons or Daryl Ortega. They can be referred to as "the three amigos" (along with the players), as when you get one character, you usually almost get the other. (Funny enough though, the only canon secret images that Lisa has appeared in both have Matt in them too, cementing that with Lisa, you really do get Matt too)

Matt and Lisa met at Carter Corp due to both working there at the same time and hit it off as friends very quickly, as they usually meet up at Starlite after work even before they met the player. Matt and Lisa usually always defend each other if someone else is doubting their character or morals, and always have each others backs. Matt and Lisa pretty much have a brother and sister like relationship and bond.

They have one of the few friendships that could remain without the players in their lives and still sustain the same bond, especially since they were friends before they even met her. Their relationship is purely and solely platonic as the two have almost never expressed sexual or romantic attraction towards the other, often proving that guys and girls really can just be friends, and if they have then it's never serious as the two love to joke around with each other. So much so that most of their relationship is just constant teasing. Or if one of them do feel that way about the other, they have never expressed it or told anyone about it so it's probably not that serious.

Lisa often gave the player relationship advice when she was with Matt, and pushed her to go for it when the player revealed that she liked Matt but wasn't sure if she should tell him. Lisa was very excited that the two of them were together, and even attended their wedding showing that she supports Matt as a friend with his relationships. Matt never treated Lisa like a third wheel which also shows that he respects her as a friend to not ignore her when he's in a relationship. Lisa and Matt however, don't tell each other everything. Examples being that Lisa doesn't know that Matt has a twin brother in some routes, and Matt doesn't know about her broken relationship with her family that well most times, or sometimes at all. This is understandable though as the two of them like to keep those details of their lives private.

Lisa and Matt also have a good dynamic of being there for the player together, like in Adam Peterson's story route. After the player broke up with Adam and was upset, they were both there at her apartment to cheer her up together and spend the night together as a group, which worked since the two always make her laugh together as a team. Lisa and Matt both have good hearts which makes them understand each other and other people better.

They also seem to be very protective of each other as they seem to get mad if someone hurts the other psychically, verbally or emotionally. Matt sometimes seems to pick Lisa (and the players) over his guy friends as well, like Colin Spencer and Adam Peterson. and even his own brother Daryl, whether it be by hanging out with them or if it meant having to choose between them if they dated and broke up, and is always there for them which shows that he truly does care about Lisa. It's not hard to say that they would more than likely get into a fight with a person if they were bad mouthing, assaulting or just broke the heart of the other. Lisa can be considered as Matt's best friend, next to Colin Spencer, and the feeling is probably mutual.

Matt also supports Lisa's many relationships, even if he finds them to be abnormal. Matt was okay with Lisa dating his brother Daryl in his story route while the player was upset about it, and he even defended them saying that them dating wasn't their business when the player wanted Matt to tell Daryl to break up with Lisa. Even when Matt did feel uneasy about their relationship, his uneasiness was mostly directed towards Daryl, since he didn't want Daryl to hurt Lisa. It's very clear that Matt just wants Lisa to be happy, and actually love the person she's with like she does with him.

Despite having a platonic relationship, this has not stopped people from shipping the pair and wanting them to be together and date. Matt and Lisa already have a fleshed out friendship good chemistry and deep affection for each other, so the two possibly starting a relationship one day in a story route (other than Matt's) isn't far out of the imagination and could happen.

If Matt were to start a relationship with Lisa one day, it would mark the second time he went from friends to lovers with his friend turned love interest, as that's how his relationship with the player started from his route. The two actually starting a relationship is unlikely though as the writers either prefer them to stay single or pair Lisa up with other characters, but what is known is that their friendship will always stay intact.

## Trivia

* Lisa and Matt was the very first friendship ever seen on screen, and they have been on screen and in more scenes together than any other characters in Carter Corp as their friendship goes across 7 different story routes and both are friends with more main characters than anybody else.
	+ They've also met and been on screen with the most characters.
* They are both 2 of the 8 original Is it Love? characters.
* Neither of them get along with Cassidy Sparke.
* They can both be considered as the unofficial 3rd "love interest" in another character's story route. Matt in Daryl's route and Lisa in Gabriel's or Adam Peterson's.
* As stated above, both of the full story route secret images Lisa has appeared in, Matt was in them too.
* Lisa only celebrates her birthday in the story routes where Matt is a love interest (I.E. Matt and Gabriel's).
* If Jake Stewart and Jenny Blake were not Ryan's son's godparents, then they would probably be his godparents (meaning they would take care of Ryan's son if anything were to happen to him and the player).
* Matt has appeared in more story routes than any other second love interest and Lisa has appeared in more story routes than any other woman in the entire series has. (Lisa is the only one to appear in every single story route out of the two though.)
* Both of them have art featured in the Is it Love? Art Book.
* Due to them both being original characters, they (along with Gabriel) were the first characters ever advertised in the Is it Love? series, and were the first male/female set duo ever advertised together in the same promotional ad. Some advertisements were even made to be misleading to have players think that they would be entering a love triangle with the two of them.