Waiting for marriage?

So I know not everyone agrees with this and I 100% respect you regardless who/when you sleep with someone, but this post is mainly a question to the people who choose to wait for marriage and believe in God.

So I went through a rough breakup a couple years ago, looking back on it, I realized that for me personally, when I sleep with someone it makes a much stronger bond with that person, that’s just me. I came to the realization that I am loved by God and he makes rules not to just make rules, but so he can love us and protect us, and he cares about my heart and wants to protect it as well. It brought me to tears when I realized this. Well I am now dating someone else. We have been dating for the past 3 months, but before that we where friends for two years. He’s a very strong Christian and I honestly love that about him, we are pretty serious and he’s someone I can see a future with, we both love and respect eachother. Well he just recently talked to me about it and says he does feel like we are ready to have sex. Well I guess we didn’t communicate well, I just kinda assumed he also wanted to wait for marriage. So now I have to tell him that I do want to wait for marriage.

I just feel very nervous to do this and then I might loose him, or he may tell me he has to move on because he has needs or something. I know I am doing the right thing regardless, but I truly do love this man and I’m scared to loose him. I guess I am just looking for reassurance from any fellow Christian ladies who might have input, I don’t really have any girlfriends I can talk too about this and I feel kinda alone.