Jim and Pam

Jim and Pam refers to the central romantic couple from the American television series *The Office*—Jim Halpert and Pam Beesly, whose slow-burning relationship across multiple seasons became iconic.

The pairing now serves as cultural shorthand for an idealized workplace romance or two people obviously meant for each other: Everyone could see they were the Jim and Pam of the office.

Sometimes used skeptically to describe couples who seem cute but perhaps ordinary: They think they're Jim and Pam but they're really just coworkers who flirt.