A woman 'stalked' her friend who was on her first date in 15 years to make sure she was safe, and the clips went viral on TikTok

• A woman said she was asked by a friend to follow along on her first date in 15 years.
• She filmed the encounter and posted it to TikTok in a series of videos.

A woman and her boyfriend followed a friend on her first date in 15 years to ensure she was safe and uploaded the video to TikTok, where it went viral.

On November 26, TikTok account @Ohhemmagee uploaded a video with the on-screen caption, "when your friend goes on her first date in over a decade so you and your boyfriend have to make sure she's safe." The video was viewed over 9.5 million times.

The account holder wore sunglasses and a hoodie and hid behind a column at points in the video. She and her boyfriend walked some distance behind the daters while speculating on what they were talking about. Beneath the video, the caption said, "This was fun 10/10 recommend stalking your friends on dates."

Many of the reactions to the video were positive as viewers complimented the friends on how cautious they had been. "You are the type of people we need in the world," said one comment that received over 4,600 likes.

"Why go there on a first date he could drag her into the woods, thank god ya'll are there," said another comment that received over 11,000 likes.

An additional video posted on November 27 appeared to show the couple who were filming the TikTok approach a stranger to share what they were doing. The on-screen caption said, "My boyfriend had to tell someone about us stalking our friend's first date, and she got so invested." The video was viewed over 4.5 million times.

In a TikTok posted to the same account on December 3, they asked "Darlene" who appeared to be the person who went on the date, if she planned to go on a second date. "I don't know. It's a possibility," she said.

"Does Darlene know you guys followed her?" a comment beneath the video asked. The owner of the TikTok account responded, "Yes. She asked us to."

Insider contacted the TikToker who declined to comment.

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