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I’m 23 and still a virgin. I’ve never had a boyfriend but this guy I am referring to wants to be exclusive and seems to want the long-term relationship that can lead to marriage and such. He told me he isn’t rushing me to have sex, however anytime we are intimate, he puts out the that this is hard for him and told he isn’t willing to wait for marriage. He believes that the guy and girl should have sex to confirm there is an intimate connection to determine if he is in love with them over time or just to maintain the relationship.
Neither of us are religious but he seems to like me enough to take off work every weekend to see me and has treated me well. We laugh and have fun in most every aspect. I am scared to lose my virginity to him, any guy in general. My reasons are that he may leave me and I left with that regret. He says that isn’t going to happen. Is he messing with me?

There’s a guy I like. He’s funny, a doof, a dork and my friend. His last girlfriend died two years ago. I know he really loved her. I don’t want to be insensitive. I on the other hand dated someone else in our friend group and lost my virginity to him (unprotected). The guy I like knows this. I asked him out and he said he doesn’t want a relationship right now. Do you think it’s because of his girlfriend who died or he doesn’t want to get involved with me because of what happened with my last boyfriend? (The guy I like is a virgin and plans on staying one) I don’t want this relationship to be like my last, it was abusive. I know there’s something there though, there’s tension. We have came close to kissing countless times. I just don’t know what to do!