I didnt get into my first LTR till recently at 25. I had dated a bit before that, or had casual things but that was it. I'm seeking advice from more experienced people here, hopefully older than myself.

I red pilled myself quite young. Dating was exciting enough, easy to deal with and when it ended that was that. To be frank it was exciting, the entire process.

Come my LTR now. Its been over a year. we didnt go exclusive till later than 6 months. the first 10 months or so were exciting. it felt different. Now I am in this relationship it feels different. I still find her attractive and sexually arousing just as much, and i actually find myself caring about her more now than before. However, i kinda feel bored. Not in the sense that i want to cheat. but kinda like I have to work really hard now to maintain what was just there in the start.

It could be simple familiarity. I have never been in a LTR so don't know how to deal with this. is it normal? I know we have a performance requirement as men, and things like dread should always be in the background. im improving myself always. im not really afraid of her cheating as i screened well, but im wondering if my game is just really bad lately, or, is keeping it exciting like the start impossible for a LTR? i wonder if when women feel this too do they just start trying to end it? Is this where "hard mode" starts, and women start trying to slowly betaize men over time? does game at this point swap to simply resisting this?

thanks.