A scene from When Harry Met Sally 1989
Harry

It was the most uncomfortable night of my life.

Sally

Oh...The first day back is always the toughest Harry.

Harry

We only had one date. How do you know it's not going to get worse?

Sally

How much worse can it get than finishing dinner having him reaching over pull a hair out of my head and starts flossing with it at the table?

Harry

We're talking dream dates compared to my horror. It started out fine, she's a very nice person, and we're sitting and we're talking at this Ethiopian restaurant that she wanted to go to. And I was making jokes, you know like, "Hey I didn't know that they had food in Ethiopia? This will be a quick meal. I'll order two empty plates and we can leave."

Harry

[Sally laughs]

Yeah, nothing from her not even a smile. So I down shift into small talk, and I asked her where she went to school and she said. "Michigan State", and this reminds me of Helen. All of a sudden I'm in the middle of this mess of an anxiety attack, my heart is beating like a wild man and I start sweating like a pig.

Sally

Helen went to Michigan State?

Harry

No she went to Northwestern, but they're both Big-Ten schools. I got so upset I had to leave the restaurant.

Sally

Harry I think this takes a long time. It might be months before we're actually able to enjoy going out with someone new.

Harry

Yah...

Sally

And maybe longer, before we're actually able to go to bed with someone new.

Harry

Oh I went to bed with her.

Sally

You went to bed with her?

Harry

Sure.

Sally

Oh.

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