We’ve been together for about 7 months, both in our mid twenties, I’m 24 she’s 23. There was sort of a “dating” period where we weren’t committed, and might have seen some other people during this time (you can ask about that too if you want). Things have gone pretty well. Things have gone great actually, both feel secure in our relationship, both really into each other, great sex, and even with some arguments, or rough relationship moments, we get through it both with pretty level heads, and reasonable resolutions. There usually always comes that point in a relationship where that typical question comes up, “so how many people have you slept with?”
It’s almost like it’s inevitable, and can’t be avoided. I’ve had several semi-long term, to long term relationships in the past, most unhealthy, which is why those are my “exes”. So in every precious relationship, I’ve had that conversation, and usually didn’t really care to share, or be told. Truth be told, it did make me feel uncomfortable, but less so now. In the past the numbers were always usually close, maybe one of us has been with two or three more partners than the other, so it wasn’t really a big deal.