DaasYachid: With all due respect, if a shadchan told me that in order for them to put a girl on their list i would have to pay, and not only to pay but the price goes up as the age goes up, that is called putting a price on the girls.
I like the moshol you used. And like the king, most parents would pay any price to find their ‘cure’. Difference is that whereas the king is offering the reward, here its the doctors demanding the reward. And not just demanding the reward but saying you have to pay ‘interest’ as the years go by.
If a parent says “I’ll pay you $5000 to find my daughters shidduch”, thats great! But for a shadchan to say,”I’m not going to look at your daughter unless you agree to $5,000″
I hope i was clear this time 🙂