<human>: I'm (an Asian) born and raised in the US. She's born and raised in China. I'm good at English, she's good at Chinese, though we can both speak the other language, except more poorly.

Problem is we don't understand each other sometimes. She doesn't understand my (western) humor and teasing, and she speaks/texts more with her circle of Chinese friends. She feels more comfortable talking with them. I'm about the only person in her life that is more American than Chinese.

And yet she chose me as her boyfriend.

Sometimes I don't know why. This is something I'm often wondering whenever we have a lack of conversation. Why does she want to be with me if we're not talking that much and can't find much common interests? Is it because I'm tall? Is it because she feels like she is at an age where she must find a boyfriend now? She's even planning to go back to China after graduation, and she knows I won't be going with her long term.

Sometimes when we're texting, I often ask her a question and she responds once. And then the conversation doesn't go much further until I ask more questions.

We both like each other, but it seems like I can't find much common interests between us. We've known each other for about 1.5 years and been together with her for 3 months.

I feel like we have a big language and cultural barrier between us, and I don't know if there other reasons why we're not talking very much. Since we've only been together for a short period of time, is it best to continue observing?

Will the relationship work over time?

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<bot>: I think there's a language and cultural barrier between us, and I'm not sure if there are other existing problems. Don't know if the relationship will work long term.