Joe is somewhat shorter than the average American man, at 5ft 6in (1.67m) - but when Ashley came across his Tinder profile last year, the last thing she was thinking about was Joe's height.
"We were talking about our hobbies and passions," Ashley says, "not superficial things."
News that the dating app where Ashley and Joe found love is trialling a new feature - allowing some premium users to filter potential matches according to their height - was met with mixed reactions earlier this week.
While daters like Ashley worry it might stifle possible connections, others say the feature might actually help shorter men find a match.
Tinder's trial is running in "limited" parts of the world, excluding the UK, with the feature only available to those who pay for its two highest subscription tiers. Tinder has not told the BBC which countries it is being trialled in.
