Matt was introduced to Melissa in 1997 by her friend. They went out for a year and Matt proposed her. They got married in 2003. They have a daughter. In 2005, Matt was caught in a careless behavior with a stripper on his trip to Canada. This cause cracks in his marriage and they got separated in 2006. Even before the divorce, Matt was in an affair with Andrea Anders. Matt initiated the separation stating irreconcilable differences as the reason. Melissa knew that he was in an extra-marital relationship when he started to visit an apartment in LA, very frequently.

During the separation, Mellisa tried a lot to work things up with Matt. Bur, he did not want to go for therapy or counseling. The relationship with Andrea Anders who played as his roommate in Episode for a few episodes could be the reason for the separation. The settlement details are not known to public.

When asked about his separation, Matt blames his career for his distance from his wife. He was too stressed with Joey and was too busy for being there for them, when they needed. Thus, he realized that he is not the kind of guy who can have people depend on him.

Mellissa’s first marital relationship was with Anthony Esposito, rock musician. She had two children when she first met Matt. There was another rumor that Matt seduced and dumped Holly Magrath in the sets of Episodes. Matt piled her up with champagne and then confessed that he already has a girlfriend. He kept the flattering and romancing constantly and stopped calling or texting her. They were together for three nights and from the fourth day, Matt was not available for communication.

Matt and Andrea lived together for a lot time and she wanted him to pop out the question. But, Matt did not want to be a husband anymore and he kept dragging things off. She wanted to start a family with him. Due to this conflict of interest, there started a crack in their relationship. Matt said to the media that she waited a lot time for me and wants to be more than his long time lover.

Matt never regretted for any of his decisions in his personal life. He never talked about his personal life in any interviews. He used to say that he has a relationship in LA but, never revealed the name. He mentioned that he has a very good terms with Melissa and he enjoys taking care of his daughter.

He was also rumored to have tried to have a romantic relationship with Jo Spyrou. It was said that he used the same pick-up line that he used in his sitcoms.  Jo was flattered by his act but, did not want to start anything because he was too old for her. Matt never commented nor denied these rumors about his personal life. His representative is also adamant about not discussing anything that is related to Matt’s personal life