Reply To: Appreciation feels good!

I think part of the problem aggravating the Shidduch crisis is our attitude that those who choose to be Shadchanim should consider it a Chesed just as if they were Bikur Cholim volunteers. Perhaps one of the differences is that Bikur Cholim and similar volunteers, dont enter into it with any thought of payback from humans. Most Shadchanim do. I think, on the whole, Bikur Cholim volunteers, and similar, are a more noble bunch.

Now how do we get Bikur Cholim volunteer types to be involved in Shidduchim??? To my knowlege, there are none who do both, possibly because they require different personality types.