It's funny that you say:
" I hate to proof-read anything..." I think a lot of people feel the same way, once you have finished the article, you just want it done with, you've read it over already five times and that's enough.
I have to tell you, proof reading was drilled into my head in my second year of high school, my creative writing teacher was relentless. If you missed one preposition, which should have been obvious, had I proof read, I could have gotten an A.
So I generally walk away, take a breather, then go back and read it again.
But I too, get lazy sometimes and just push the button. My bad!
Have a wonderful day.