Maybe your T has seen that your own judgments have gotten you into trouble in the past & until you learn to have better personal judgment it is best to listen to those close to you. Shoot I have learned to trust my judgments now & I still use my support netwirk I am surrounded by as a sounding board & to pick up something I may not have thought about. There is nothing wrong with that no matted how good persknal judgments become. If we make decisions in the vacume of our own mind there will usually be problems with it.

actually it is the more liberal minded ones (not extreamists or the fundamentalists) that have like mindedness on this topic. Fundamentalists of the religions are the ones that hold with the original views of their religion.

Without really knowing this person better before dating you are leaving yourself open for those possibilities that others are pointing out. Maybe in this case it would be better to meet at a coffee shop sever times & get to really know this person before ever considering a date that is not in a public place of meeting. Then make your decision if you feel comfortable at that time. Personally that is what I would akways do anyway.