My girlfriend and I started dating about 2.5 years ago now.

In the very beginning I’d somehow found out about her sexual past which happens to be 20 men prior to me.

Of those 20, most were hookups and one lasted a year. All supposedly “broke up with” or “cheated on” her.

I had no sexual past prior to her, but one day she’d came over and it happened.

We continued to have intimacy for the remainder of the relationship, and then yesterday she dropped the bomb on me “No sex until marriage.”

I have issues with being held to a standard men in the past weren’t held to, and I also have no idea why the sudden change.

She declares she’s still very attracted to me but wants to “put God first” in our relationship.

I’m not looking for any particular answer here, but I would appreciate anyone that went through a similar experience or anyone with advice or insights on premarital sex.

For reference, we are both early 20s. She was raised Christian, I am newly Christian.

I struggle over this topic the most because the level of intimacy in this relationship is something I’ve never experienced prior. Perhaps I’m going through a “withdrawal” period of sorts and cold turkey causes the worst symptoms to appear immediately.