And yet...
Money doesn't inherently solve the problem. If anything, it skews things the wrong way. It is a scientifically verified result of our economic irrationality that we value more highly those things we've paid more (or have worked harder) to get, all other things being controlled for.
So yeah, that guy loves his iphone. Even though it has less features, and cost twice as much as the Samsung. Why? Is it really worth an additional $200-300 for the iphone? No. There are other forces at work. Those forces have skewed his rational evaluation. But they might not work to skew yours or mine.
As the post above yours mentions: No matter how high her ratings, it's still about chemistry.
And I would add, no matter what she charges, it's still about chemistry.
It matters less for some of us, and much more for some, but it does matter. And there's no amount of money which can guarantee genuine chemistry. I know some of you say that "you get what you pay for" but it just isn't true. Worse, when I've paid a larger amount, and been disappointed, I am doubly disappointed. I've lost the money, and the time, and still not had the experience I was hoping for.
I suppose more money it might go some way to assure better results in the other factors involved - like security, location, and possibly (though certainly not always) appearance. But in the end, having mitigated those other concerns on my own, I haven't found that money makes for better chemistry at all. As long as I mitigate the other factors (like do research, trust my instincts, think with the big head, etc...).
