Before sex??

So I’m 16 and I’ve been dating this guy for around 7 months and we just haven’t gotten past making out because we just never have any chances/ time to get intimate. we’ve talked abt going further recently and we aren’t comfortable with full on sex yet, but we are comfortable and excited to “level up”. From watching porn and media- it doesn’t really help educate you on what can come before sex.

I was wondering what y’all have experience with before full on penetration or things you’d suggest on trying to gain a bit more experience and trust for us youngsters?