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I have a new man, well relatively new. We've been a couple since January, and I'm nervous. My last relationship was on and off for three years, and he was not nice. My man knows that I was in a rough place with the old guy, and he really helped me get through it. I honestly didn't even want to look at men, for two or three months.

Now I'm so happy and I feel great with my SO, but last month he said the "I love you" and I said it back, and I know I meant it. I can honestly say that he has changed my perspective of love and I definitely feel it with him, but I worry that he doesn't actually feel it back.

I know that I'm just having a hard time with trust and confidence, but are we moving too fast? My ex was obsessive, possessive, and manipulative, so being with a guy as nice and chill as my boyfriend is a weird wake up.

The other thing is we haven't gone all the way, I'm comfortable with it, but I think he's intimidated because he sees me as experienced and himself as naive, but he's already proven that he's going to be the best intimate partner I've ever had! I don't think he gets that it isn't about the physical act so much as its about the mental state and communication. But am I too eager? Is that too soon?

I'm so used to the college atmosphere that it doesn't phase me now that I'm in a committed relationship again.