ronrsr: I’m very impressed. The absolute top top shadchanim in their best years make LESS than 25 shidduchim.
That comes from attempting close to 1000 shidduchim and having close to 350 go out. Anyone who is somewhat involved in shidduchim knows the time and energy it takes to redd even one shidduch. What these few shadchanim do takes a superhuman effort which strips these shadchanim of any vestige of personal life.
All for LESS than 25 shidduchim. If their were any other field like sales and put in this time and skill they would be millionaires- not making peanuts……
As for the shadchanim who make 5-8 a year and don’t have much more of a personal life………
People should take the time to understand what kind of work these people are putting in so that others can get married.
And here in the CR people on the one hand complain that there aren’t enough shadchanim and then at the same time comment “well flowers or a box of chocolates is a nice hakaros hatov- how dare a shadchan expect to get paid for their work. They should do it l’sheim shamayim.”
What audacity!!