Reply To: Pay the Attempted Shadchan?

You win some, you lose some. If the shidduch HAD worked out, that shadchan would expect a great deal more. The fact that he worked on a shidduch that did NOT work out, does not entitle him or her to compensation. Salesman seek to close a deal and can work on it very hard and the deal still ultimately falls through. If they are paid on a commission basis, they make zip. The shadchanus gelt is the commission.