It's normal to be a virgin at that age (and I think there more than what it seems, as people don't tend to advertise it). There's certainly nothing wrong with being a virgin at any age, either.
As for your fears, I've had many of the same ones in the past (being naked, getting diseases, becoming pregnant, being rushed when I'm not ready, and people not liking me), and they're all valid. It may be something you will overcome with time and perhaps finding someone who would like to take things slow as well, or it may be a possibility that what you want is an asexual relationship (and these do exist, though they're rarer and harder to find).
Either way, the best thing you could do is try to learn to care less what people think, as there will always be people who don't like you in life (even for odd reasons), and it isn't worth not allowing anyone to get to know you over. If they don't like you, then the only thing you missed out on was an incompatible relationship. It will be worth it to find someone on the same page as you rather than trying to fit a round peg into a square hole.
IIN to be virgin at 25 years old
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It's normal to be a virgin at that age (and I think there more than what it seems, as people don't tend to advertise it). There's certainly nothing wrong with being a virgin at any age, either.
As for your fears, I've had many of the same ones in the past (being naked, getting diseases, becoming pregnant, being rushed when I'm not ready, and people not liking me), and they're all valid. It may be something you will overcome with time and perhaps finding someone who would like to take things slow as well, or it may be a possibility that what you want is an asexual relationship (and these do exist, though they're rarer and harder to find).
Either way, the best thing you could do is try to learn to care less what people think, as there will always be people who don't like you in life (even for odd reasons), and it isn't worth not allowing anyone to get to know you over. If they don't like you, then the only thing you missed out on was an incompatible relationship. It will be worth it to find someone on the same page as you rather than trying to fit a round peg into a square hole.