However sex positive one wants to be, however experimental- that’s their business and nothing to be ashamed of. If you don’t have any lingering baggage from that which is likely to be something your partner has to deal with in your life together- it’s not required you share your past with them and really- it isn’t their place to ask. That said- you shouldn’t lie either, although on the list of lies that are really common and meaningless, sexual partners or deeds is a minor one to me. People tend to “adjust” their numbers and really- unless it gets you off- who wants the details of a partners past sexual exploits?
What they did isn’t important- what they’re doing now is. But- ok, maybe he feels “betrayed” because she said she hadn’t had that many partners- it’s pretty understandable however that someone might lie about that. The fact she wants to hide it would suggest she didn’t volunteer it. If you’re sitting there hoping your partner doesn’t ask you about your sexual past you probably aren’t going to bring it up. So that’s his bad too for asking. In the end though, famousone hit it dead on. If he’s going to be dramatic and treat a common and harmless lie to save face, or that number of partners (whatever’s the issue for him) like some huge thing worth calling off a marriage- who knows what would send him to divorce court? Saying you’ll order dinner and forgetting? Finding out you didn’t really like his meatloaf but didn’t want to hurt his feelings? Best luck to those kids.
She just saved Josh a lot of future pain.
Lying to your partner, however, is.