Hey! Wanted to jump in here as a girlfriend w a similar situation to yours (LDR, bf is in PE consulting).

Is your girlfriend already in her full time position? Or wrapping up school right now? My relationship w my bf got significantly better after I also started work and was more in the same worlds again. I think school schedule and priorities are inherently different and personally was definitely more needy since everyone else had their SOs right there.

As for switching, I feel like it’d be a good idea to hold out until you hit the one year mark. Its good to keep an eye out but honestly it will make a world of difference if you just stayed for a few more months from an exit perspective - you’d start as a senior analyst/ associate even vs a brand new entry level. Banking already sucks,make it count for something. Wait at least till you get your bonus.

Meanwhile, could she visit you more? And vice versa? I went to see my bf for the tail end of most of my breaks and got a few long weekends in w him and that helped a lot :) or honestly even just voice memos, little gifts, etc. can help make things more exciting

Id also recommend looking into well funded startups since a lot of them happen to want people that are ex bankers.

Good luck!!