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"  Proposing marriage has become somewhat of an amateur sport of late, with many guys (and some gals!) pulling out all the stops to pop that eternal question\u2014from proposal planners to flash mobs galore.  The latest is a man named Curt Buthman who recently proposed to his girlfriend Marsha Collier using a Twitter hashtag and Vine video of him holding upon a ring box. (Check out the video here.)  The proposal, thought to be the first ever to use the Vine platform, was seen by thousands of people and many retweeted the action, as well as shared their well-wishes with the couple. Pretty sweet, right? Okay, well, then why isn&amp;#039;t this whole sitch warming my heart? Call me old-fashioned (no, really, do\u2014I won&amp;#039;t be offended), but I think the idea of proposing over social media is lame. It&amp;#039;s not even the complete-strangers-are-watching-your-private-moment factor that irks me\u2014though, to be clear, I think a public proposal is more of a spectacle than a legit romantic moment.  No, my issue is more that this is an intimate moment in which a couple is solidifying the desire to spend the rest of their lives together. You should be able to hug each other right after\u2026or at least make eye contact while the question is being asked.  Admittedly, I am biased. My guy asked me to marry him in a super simple, but very private way: We were both lying in bed and I was still wearing my retainer. (Hot.) For us, this was perfect. And I would have been super disappointed if he&amp;#039;d, like, just sent me a g-chat instead.  But, who am I to judge how other people want to express their love? What do you think of popping the question over Twitter?  Want more from Natasha? Follow her on Twitter or find her on Facebook. Photo: Getty Images "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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