oomis1105
“I would say I put in a few weeks on this.”
By your own admission you spend such extensive time on ONE shidduch. Certainly people who dedicate themselves to not just one shidduch deserve fair compensation.
Forgetting about shadcahnim asking for compensation, what right do people who receive such service have the right to not expect to pay and offer for the extensive time energy and many times even money (long distance/international phone calls).
In addition, since when does a person who is working on your behalf only deserve to be paid if they have training etc. What difference should it make whether a shadchan considers themselves professional or not. If they CHOOSE to do it as a favor – Tavoy alichem bracha. But how can we have the expectation that they work on our behalf and not expect to pay them. I just don’t get it.
Not to mention the only thing that matters and that is that al pi halacha a shadchan has a right to get paid.
Since when does a person who is