In the non-charedi or non-jewish world people pay for dates all the time
Its usually called things like match.com ,jdate or eharmony or there are professional dating services like its just lunch where there charge hefty fees.
BUT these places claim to weed out people. If you are going to pay $15K for a match, what are you getting for $15K. Are you getting the Rosh Hayeshiva , his son or prized Talmid or are you getting a schlumper who cant learn and cant hold a job down and the only reason you were set up with him is because he is single and the proper age.