You've gotten some great replies, here. I just want to address the partner issue. I have sons who are 23 and 26. I have a stepson who is 21 and a stepdaughter who is 18. There is absolutely nothing wrong in maintaining your virginity until you're married, or engaged or whenever you decide the time and person is right. I would guess, and I could be wrong, that you might have more than 1 sexual partner in your lifetime. It is a rare gift to find your soulmate and for him to be your first and only partner. I would also say it's a safe bet that almost ANY guy you're with has had more partners than you have. They start earlier, they're less discriminating, they're more promiscuous (as a group). In the future, if it bothers you to know how many partners "he" has had, don't ask. Just make sure he uses a condom.

When I was your age, it would have bothered me. Enough to kill the relationship? I don't know.... can't really say. When I found myself single again at the age of 48, there were so many more important things to me, the number of partners was irrelevant.

Good luck, hon. Hope you find the right solution.