AFRAID OF LOVE

ok so i am 17F and i met this guy in discord who is also my age, and we talked eachother out of blue it was very random he texted me because in dismagle he felt bad that he didnt reply to my hi and left so he texted me later ...as time passed we became close he also confessed he liked me during a heated debate and now things are changing so fast it just been 1 week i was the one who asked him to friendzone it as i am afraid of love (i have seen my female friends breakup and damn i dont think i can handle it) and infact he himself too got hurt badly from his ex as she was the only one he dated so he also dont want to take risk yet i feel bad and jealous at mention of his other females i did tell him about it and he said he wont mention them i also have male friends more than him but i tell him everything (it was my descision to be transparent) ..

jumping to the current scenario i just cant help it but like him i think of him everytime ik its too fast (i also know ye attraction hai i told him this myself we have a mutual understaning) but he told me if we both ever get into relationship i will be the one to break it up and idk i couldnt reply him i dont want to hurt him i am not like that but i am confused if we are moving too fast and what is the perfect timing for us to date because neither him nor i want to get hurt and sometimes i wonder what if i hurt him i cant do that ...i like him want to be with him but i am not sure yet i also know that if i have to be hurt to make sure he never get hurts i am ready to be but.....its hard to get through the emotions since i never fell for a guy before and i dnt want to date him and breakup and then next guy i want it to be serious for us and fullfilling for us but when is the right time to get into a relationship ?