Yesterday, the web was buzzing about a proposal that took place over Tumblr. I didn’t get a chance to blog about it yesterday, but I did post about it on Facebook. Basically a guy hijacked everyone’s Tumblr dashboard to propose to his girlfriend. Most of the response has been positive, with folks gushing over the romantic theatrics. But a blogger over at Videogum had a bone to the pick with the rising popularity of online proposals:

But the thing that bothers me the most about these stunts is that in this day and age they just feel like blatant, aggressive attempts to get on the morning talk shows, and maybe a coffee table book of hilarious proposals, or a movie on TLC. That is what happens to elaborate, very-public stunt proposals (and choreographed Chris Brown processional dances). We know that. These guys definitely know that. “Oh my God, we never thought that it would have this kind of response.” Right. Of course, maybe that is part of the “finding your happiness” thing. Maybe your guys’s love is not strong enough to just do its own thing, maybe it has to do everyone’s thing. Maybe getting validation from hundreds to thousands to tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands to millions of strangers is part of it for you.

I personally don’t have a problem with over-the-top proposals. I mean, they’re fun to write about, and it’s something mom and dad can tell their children about some day. But what do you think? Do you think public proposals are romantic or showy?