I think a lot of it depends on the T's response to your needs regarding parenting issues. Several years ago I had a childless T who was close to my age and she was helpful and supportive. But the next childless T I had, also my age, was more judgmental toward me regarding parenting issues and came across as though she had all the answers because she worked with kids as a therapist. My current T has 2 kids; I have 4. He's been very supportive and I know he "gets it" in ways that my previous T's didn't. The downside, however, is that I often found myself comparing his kids to my two oldest since they were close in age and went to the same school, and then I felt very inept as a parent. But he always helped me through that too, so overall it's been good to be able to talk to him about some parenting issues and know that he really understands. I think it's hard to know ahead of time how it will work out because it can really depend on how the T handles it.