I finally am in a relationship where the beginning isn't the peak
In so many of my past relationships, it felt like the beginning was the absolute pinnacle of it all and then it slowly faded into some grey version of that original beautiful promise of love. It was almost like I fell in love with that beginning version of the love I was given and tried desperately to reignite that at any turn.
In my current relationship, we've now been together for almost a year and it keeps getting better and better. In my past relationships I've heard "well of course we talked all the time back then, now we don't have anything to talk about" and just less effort and love in general. But now in my current relationship it just continues getting MORE loving, committed, thoughtful, intense... Somehow! I feel like I struck the lottery, really. I thought I was just stuck in this loop of being tricked in the beginning (not necessarily by the other person, but even by myself for believing things could stay that good), and I'd just have to eventually settle. But now I see that it really can just keep getting better. I'm so thankful for that.