August 12, 2011 - submitted by Nicole, United Kingdom  "Do you
think long distance relationships are worth it? I feel like
you'd have some advice because as you travel a lot with Coldplay
your relationship, if you have one, may become strained at
times. I live a few hours away from this person depending on the
way of transportation. I do love them dearly, but sometimes it
just becomes very difficult to deal with as I don't see them
often. I feel as though I'm stuck quite a bit, I want to stay
with them as we plan to be together very much in the future, but
I'm not sure if all the stress is worth it. What shall I do?
Nicole."  The Oracle replies:  I'm not actually in a
relationship right now but say I was and I toured with the band
(which I don't), I agree it would be very difficult to maintain
but you just make it work if it's what you truly want. A lot of
this answer will be via illustration of my experiences. I have
been in a long distance relationship (with someone who did tour
occasionally) in the past so