Yeah,
the rush is great.  Getting to meet a highly rated provider is cool too.  But I won't set the search averages below 8, I am not sure what the point would be unless I was looking for the worst experience of my life.
see my post above.  I didn't stay with yours because I am really going in a different direction.

I can relate.  I think we all can.  Us guys, anyway.  Doesn't have to be a rated provider, either.  As for the ladies, I really can't speak for them, but I think most of the time the biggest rush is when they collect the donation.

It is an absolute high. Personally, as a perfectionist, I've become goal oriented on obtaining "10" status.  Getting so close.. and having fun with it. The big thrill, I can not deny, filling out my deposit slip on Monday morning.  As long as we both walk away with smiles on our faces... how is that not a high?

~A.`  

There's always a little adrenaline rush of waiting to see the new person behind the door; it's not as high as if I knew I was meeting Brad Pitt, LOL, but it's there to a lesser degree--slight nervousness, heart beating a little fast, checking my hair and make-up three times in the mirror so I look model-perfect for that first look.

Regarding the "addiction" of seeing new people, I think there may be some truth to that, at least for me. Several of my provider friends tell me they greatly prefer to see only regulars, but I don't feel as strongly as they do. I love variety and I enjoy seeing a new face...so the addiction may be true for me too.