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By Amanda Spence
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A 20-year-old woman received a flirtatious Facebook message from none other than her friend's grandfather, shocking viewers in a viral TikTok video.
The clip, captioned, "#greenscreen #imagespin #fyp #fypage #fypシ #fypシ゚viral #fy #foryou #foryoupage #funny #comedy #trending #gangnamstyle," has been viewed 388,900 times and liked 61,900 times since it was posted on May 1 by TikToker @jessmakdissi, or Jessica.
The 15-second clip began with the song Gangnam Style by PSY playing in the background as a Facebook message from the grandfather was highlighted for a few seconds. The message had some details blocked out, including the two mutual friends they have in common, the man's name, and his picture.
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The man's message was quite flirtatious. "Wish you lived closer to me," he said. "I would love to see you and get to know you, beautiful lady." He included a heart emoji as well before concluding.
"Random old man messages me on FB," the screen read in text overlay.
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The TikToker then faced the screen, appearing to text on her phone. "Texts my best friend confused AF 'cause it says she's a mutual friend," the screen said as the camera moved further away from the woman.
Next, she highlighted her friend's reply via Snapchat after TikToker @jessmakdissi had sent a screenshot to her friend asking who the man was.
"My [grandfather] b***h," the woman replied back about the mysterious man. "Lmfao, I am screaming. Yelling. OMFG. LMFAO. I cannot believe."
The TikToker has since posted a few updates as well. One video was in response to a comment asking to see what photos she had on Facebook, which she shared.
In another update to a commenter, the woman revealed she wouldn't be sharing a picture of the grandfather or his name "out of respect" for him as well as her best friend and their family.
"[The] man is not particularly attractive," she said. "75-year-old redneck, and as far as I know, don't got the bag. So, it would just be a little hard for me to pursue anything."
In yet another update, the woman showed alleged comments from her best friend about her grandfather on social media.
"Need to add that my grandfather is a borderline racist 75-year-old redneck man, and Jess is Lebanese, has an entire sleeve of tattoos, and like inch [plus] stretched ears. Hello?" She also added, "He's sweet though, don't come for him y'all."
Plus, the man lives in Kentucky, and TikToker @jessmakdissi didn't know who he was or that he existed before getting the message.
With over 400 comments, many people were shocked by the situation, while others saw the humor in it. "Tell her to refer to you as Nana from now on," a TikToker joked.
One viewer mentioned they should plan a family gathering to "roast" the grandfather over his behavior. "Ain't no way this ain't getting brought up every holiday," they added.
While a TikToker wasn't expecting the man to be her friend's grandpa. "What a twist," they said. "Now you have to avoid your best friend's grandfather."
Others honed in on the TikToker's best friend's reaction. "I think the best thing is her reaction was to lose it laughing and not go off," a viewer pointed out. "Best friends man."
Some were genuinely surprised by who the man really was. "This is not what I expected, Lmao," a viewer admitted.
The situation provoked humor for others. "I laughed at this more than I should've," a viewer pointed out. "You poor girl."
One viewer admitted they "don't even know what I would do" in that situation, to which the creator of the video replied, "When I tell you I physically screamed."
Newsweek reached out to TikToker @jassmakdissi for comment.
A review on the subject of age preferences in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences said that throughout different cultures, men want partners around three years younger than them. The average range was between two and four years younger.
The review also stated that although younger men have an interest in dating women who are a little older, as men get older themselves, they tended to go after partners who were even younger than they are themselves, according to Psychology Today.
This isn't the only viral moment involving grandparents, though they prevented different scenarios than this one. A grandfather carried his granddaughter around in a bucket at Lowe's. A grandmother went out to the club with her granddaughter. In addition, a grandma learned her family was moving closer to her.
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