When “When Harry Met Sally” hit theaters in 1989, Generation X was 9–24 years old. Our whole lives were ahead of us. Like Meg Ryan’s haircut, my 19-year-old friends and I were perky and playful, independent and ambitious, looking for love. We still believed in romance and chance encounters. And why wouldn’t we? Meg Ryan made an entire generation believe in meant-to-be happy endings. With Harry and Sally headed back into our lives via the Hellmann’s Mayonnaise Super Bowl commercial, will this reunion feel right, or will it twist the knife in our now-busted midlife illusions? Read my latest post on Medium to explore this!
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