I want opinions on this. I sometimes ignore red flags before dating someone. I am ready to try dating again and am talking to someone from an online dating site. Yeah I know, not the best choice ever, but it can't hurt to try it right?

Anyway, I have agreed to meet him and I'm having second thoughts. He made it clear from the start he has social anxiety, which I understand since I have some too. At first I thought it was cool that he is so open and honest. But now, I feel uncomfortable with how much he talks about it. He has brought it up in several emails now, which makes me wonder just how severe it is. I know he has friends and has a job and stuff like that, but I don't know. Would we be good for each other or pull each other down?

I got another red flag when he mentioned his upbringing involved super strict religious people, the type who think Harry Potter is evil. I don't know why but for some reason that gives me a bad feeling. Maybe because my own spiritual beliefs would be called evil by those people too and I don't know how much he was influenced by them.

I want to be understanding, since I have my own baggage too, but I don't know if this is a good idea. He said he is open to being just friends, so I guess I could meet and see if we could be friends.