Tzippi, you know what I mean. As hardworking as someone may be, if they don’t close the deal, unfortunately they do not reap the rewards. My appreciation might be in the form of recommending that realtor to OTHERS who would be more successful in buying their dream home through this person. But if I did not buy a house through him or her, I am not paying a token commisssion just because of the effort involved. I say thank you, and mean it sincerely when someone goes to bat for me. It does not mean I owe them money. In some fields that would be a different story. You pay the doctor whether or not he is successful at treating your condition. But some lawyers only get paid if they win the case. So it is with shadchanim, as far as I am concerned, unless they prearrange a different deal beforehand.
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