Mary works in digital advertising and over the years has called Kansas, Notre Dame, and now Chicago home. She is an original fan of The Bachelor(ette) franchise from season 1 in 2002, and loves spreading the love (and hate) via ATR. Her favorite season to date is still Trista and Ryan's.

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Danielle is a producer from 9-5 (no, not the movie kind; more like a project manager). She grew up in Kansas with Mary, and now lives in Los Angeles. When she's not writing about The Bachelor(ette), she can be found chowing down in Los Angeles at BudgetFoodie.com.

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