Rape culture

So i was 17 when i had my first kiss and the guy i was talking to is genuinely a nice guy. We were hanging out as friends and then he started talking about how it was unbelievable id never kissed anyone before and we ended up making out which was great. Dont get me wrong, i am in no way bashing on this guy. He asked me if i wanted to go further and i was kinda nervous so i didnt answer right away and he noticed this, so he was like i dont want to push you into anything you dont want to do.  (He didnt by the way) 
But the thing is, I thought this was so nice. I admired this guy for not taking advantage of me.... I didn't realize until now but i think that was messed up of me to think. 
We shouldn't have to thank someone for not taking advantage of us. 
This post is about me bashing on myself, not the guy i was with. I think i have fallen into the rape culture like many other people have also been wrapped up by, where we teach woman not to get raped instead of teaching men not to rape.