Hey guys. I'm having a bit of trouble in my relationship. I don't know whether I should worry or not, but I think I should because my GF seems bothered by it. Essentially, we are a LDR that started as a normal relationship, except it is my first one. She's really special to me and I love her, but for whatever reason, I always have a hard time talking to her over Whats App and Skype and whatnot. I feel like I don't have a really interesting life, nor anything she's really like to hear about; we're both in college, and while she goes to a big college with a big reputation, I'm going to a tiny college that's just started. She has way more going on for her, while I'm stuck at university from 9 AM to 10 PM most days, either coding or doing math or gaming while I'm busy. She's a Poli-Sci major, so no connection there. What makes it worse is the fact I'm in Spain and she's in the US. By the time I have free time I feel tired and just want to shower, have dinner and sleep. It's not necessarily limited to her, I've never liked small talk (it feels dumb and I know people are not interested, not even your SO). It just feels frustrating, because I know she wants me to talk more but I feel like I can't. What do you guys suggest I could do?

We've been going on for... almost ten months, anniversary is March 31st.
user
Having trouble keeping conversation over text, want to make my GF happy by being better at it. What can I do?
assistant
Hey guys. I'm having a bit of trouble in my relationship. I don't know whether I should worry or not, but I think I should because my GF seems bothered by it. Essentially, we are a LDR that started as a normal relationship, except it is my first one. She's really special to me and I love her, but for whatever reason, I always have a hard time talking to her over Whats App and Skype and whatnot. I feel like I don't have a really interesting life, nor anything she's really like to hear about; we're both in college, and while she goes to a big college with a big reputation, I'm going to a tiny college that's just started. She has way more going on for her, while I'm stuck at university from 9 AM to 10 PM most days, either coding or doing math or gaming while I'm busy. She's a Poli-Sci major, so no connection there. What makes it worse is the fact I'm in Spain and she's in the US. By the time I have free time I feel tired and just want to shower, have dinner and sleep. It's not necessarily limited to her, I've never liked small talk (it feels dumb and I know people are not interested, not even your SO). It just feels frustrating, because I know she wants me to talk more but I feel like I can't. What do you guys suggest I could do?

We've been going on for... almost ten months, anniversary is March 31st.
user
I have trouble with small talk, my girlfriend seems to be bothered by this, and she wants me to talk more. What
assistant