Tanya Burr: Hair's a mess, 90s dress, failed actress. Martha? Time to confess!
Jim has always been a massive geek. He wasn't a loser or bullied, he was just a nobody in the social standing at school except for his family ties. He was Nicola's brother and she was uber cool and super popular and John's brother, also a cool kid who everyone fancied so Jim had a free pass because of that.
Jim never really had a lot of guy friends either as they got older. No like 'lads from football' or what have you. When he and Tanya got together she became his best friend. She was obsessed with him and he'd be more nonchalant but he always needed her more than she him. She'd be at parties with loads of people while he'd stay home or sit in one room not talking to anyone - he was very socially awkward.
Source: From their area, lots of mutual friends - TBF, This is going back 10-15+ odd years