“Just curious you suggest $100 to hire a shadchan. How many hours of the shadchans time do you think that should buy? How many phone calls should that rewuire her to make on on the girls behalf? How much time speaking to the girls and her parents. I’m sure in you proffesion $100 buys UNLIMITED access to your time and skills.
When you realize the time energy and effort it takes to get even ONE date off the ground I believe you will sing a different tune..
Lets all face the facts. We feel totally justified in taking total ADVANTAGE of shadchanim….
That is just plain WRONG!! “
My arbitrary fee quote was just that – arbitrary. But for $100, I think a Shadchan can spend 4 hours (total time) making phone calls on behalf of the client. I would love to be paid $25 an hour for working. I am retired, but when I was employed I made much less than that and worked at least as hard as you are describing. No one should take advantage of anyone, you are 100% correct. But plenty of shadchanim redd shidduchim for the wrong reasons, JUST to try to make that fee.