(why) I Hate to Date (online) gives a candid look at the world of online dating. Written with humor and an engaging style, author MaryAnna Donovan expounds on the vices and virtues of the digital dating meat market. About The Author: I heard all these people singing the praises of online dating, how they met husbands, wives, lovers, had fabulous dates, great sex, and amazing fun. Well, you know what? I didn't - I didn't have fabulous dates, forget great sex, and who said they were having fun? I hated it; everything about it. So I thought, I have to tell some other people about this and see if I might have some fellow brethren or whether I am just plain crazy. I was also hesitant because as you will see here, my views are not tempered in ambiguity - not one bit. Now you may be wondering, who the heck is this woman and what credentials does she have in writing this book? Married three times, she has been an online dater on and off for 5 years. And despite her rather strong (ahem) views, her current "person" is a man she met online. MaryAnna Donovan has also been college professor for 10 years, teaching writing and literature courses, and meeting scores of mostly young people through this work. She has a strong intuition about people - what motivates them, makes them tick, and what they're about.