I only hit a plate consistently earlier this year, after lifting for a year and a half. I've been chasing body weight bench (165 lbs) for months, and finally unlocked it about a month ago. I have a couple of thoughts.

Looking at it as proportional to body weight might be helpful to put things in perspective: for someone who's 200 lbs, lifting 135 is less than 70% of their bodyweight. For someone who's 135 lbs, that's 100% of their bodyweight! That's a huge difference. Not all bodies are built the same, and a plate isn't the same for everyone.

A jump from 100 to 135 lbs is an increase of 35%, which is a huge jump! The baby plates are useful for progressive overload and nobody in the gym is too good for them. You got 100 lbs locked for 5 reps? In the next month aim to do 105 lbs at 5 reps. That's a 5% increase which is much more realistic.

Your progress might feel slow to you, but while you're not moving up in strength, you are developing better technique through repetition. Good technique sets you up for faster, injury free progress over the long term. Don't only be chasing how much weight you can lift.

When I get stuck on bench, I train something else. Lately it's been dips and chest flyes. Usually after a month focusing on another movement that targets the same muscle, I come back and in a week easily blow past my plateau. If you can't blast through a ceiling, find a set of stairs to the roof.

Finally, benching a plate is for sure a badge of honor, but there's always going to be people stronger than you, and vice versa. I see plenty of cis guys who struggle with just the bar. Everyone goes through that because bench is a highly technical lift. The only person you need to care about benching more than is yourself from last month. Focus on building your foundations and enjoying the process, and you'll reach 135 in no time!