
I would not start anything with dishonesty, especially when it comes to sexual past. If you feel like them asking about it is breaching your privacy, I would just tell them you don’t wanna disclose it and if they don’t wanna engage anymore then try with someone who doesn’t care about it.
Lying is never good. It matters because sex is supposed to be between two people and it only ever be between that couple. If one person has had sex outside of that couple, the other person will constantly be in doubt of themselves and compare themselves to other ppl you have been with