Chinese-Australian love greater than the challenges of intercultural marriage, study finds

Love can trump the challenges of relationships and culture, according to one of the findings of a study into intercultural marriage between Chinese and Australian lovebirds.

The study conducted by James Cook University researchers Wendy Li and Amy Forbes focussed on marriages between Australian men and Chinese women aged between 30 and 75 living in north Queensland.

Of the 12 couples involved in the study, the majority had meet via online dating sites and six of the women had very limited English language skills.

"Even for those already married for a couple of years here in Australia, many of them can still not communicate in either language," Dr Li said.

"Some of them are still using an electronic translator or Google Translate, but many mistakes occur in the translations so they sometimes are very frustrated."

Dr Li said as more people turn to the internet to find love, intercultural relationships are likely to continue to grow.

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