I never really minded him either when I read the run. He was a guy, he seemed to make Donna happy, so I didn't care.
Then again, I looked at a lot of it through "80's filter". If he was modern character, he'd annoy the snot out of me. And I'm terribly naive about a lot of things.
I really did like the wedding issue though. Mostly for Gar's conniptions and teh fluff.