Relationship apathy...

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To keep it brief, I'm in a relationship, live with my partner, I'm bored and 99% of the time have no attraction whatsoever to my partner and no sex drive. I always feel like I don't want to be here but I have nowhere else to be or live at the moment.

At this point I've no idea what to do and wonder if anybody else has been in this sort of situation or has any advice?

Thanks.

Oh god I don't hope I ever get into this kind of situation.

I go through stages where I lose interest in my relationship. I do not ever feel the "head over heels" kind of love people describe. I'm often bored in my relationship because I am intellectual but my fiancé is not. We do not have very deep discussions. It's hard for me to feel physically attracted when I'm not mentally attracted.

Oh you've got a ton of options, perhaps none of them easy though.
Do you have no sex drive or just none for your partner?
Do you want sex and/or a sex drive?
If you want sex and/or a sex drive you'll either have to find a way to make sex fun and attractive with this partner, or do without, or find another partner.

Boredom is a hardcore problem that's why the entertainment industry is so very rich.
To be fair 49.5% of the boredom is your responsibility. So you'll have to do something to make things more interesting, if you cannot do it with this partner what would make you think you could do it with any partner? Depressing thought huh?
It wouldn't be fair to any partner if you were 100% satisfied but did not contribute/initiate at least 50% of the fun/interest.
So half of this is your problem, so embrace that responsibility and make fun otherwise you'll be 100% bored even if you lived alone.

Or you can do what "most" people do: Break-up, lots of non-boring drama in a break-up!
Then start a new relationship, lots of non-boring drama in a brand spanking new relationship - until it starts to get hard to do. Most people will give and repeat the break-up & new romance cycle.
Wash, rinse and repeat for your entire life.
But do you really want to be like "most" people? =(

Usually sexual interest is cause by previous sexual experience, almost like a big part of it is reminiscing so to speak. (not about previous partners but about current partners or even previous experience)
Start "forcing" yourself to initiate sex that's more bold. or more adventurous, or more risque.
"Force" yourself not necessarily for your current partner but for yourself, if this relationship doesn't end up going the distance you'll have the knowledge and experience to have fun in a new relationship and give fun to your new partner.
Think of it as practice and exploration.