Chances are, you or someone you know has dipped their toes in the realm of online dating. For every story of an offline meeting that culminates in a fairy tale story wedding, there is an awful experience that the people in question would be happy to forget. The biggest plus of online dating, as I see it, is that you know exactly what romantic prospects are looking for. You can filter search results so that only those who, say, are single, interested in a romantic relationship, and don't drink come up. This not only saves a lot of time, but it removes a lot of the guesswork involved in determining whether someone makes a good match. When you approach someone at a bar, however, you don't really know whether they're married and just there to get their mind off of work. Not to mention some people become visibly annoyed when they sense they're being watched or courted -- whether it's because they're having a bad day, the time and place aren't right,...

Andrew Fox made what will probably go down as the biggest gaffe of his life at Yankee Stadium, and it was captured on the big screen for all to see. After dropping to one knee to propose to his girlfriend Heather Terwilliger during the 5th inning of Tuesday's Red Sox/Yankees game, Fox dropped the ring! A stunned crowd of 35,000 people booed as Fox and Terwilliger frantically searched for the ring for five minutes. Both breathed a sigh of relief when the ring was discovered in the cuff of Terwilliger's pants. Fox dropped to his knee a second time, this time holding the ring ever so tightly, and proposed once again. She said yes. I feel sorry for the guy. He was probably so nervous (perhaps his hands were clammy) that the ring just slipped out of his hand. Proposing in private or in front of friends or family is one thing. Doing it before 35,000 people is another. Even though it didn't go as smoothly as planned, I'm sure it's a day neither Fox nor Terwil...