Singer Ellie Goulding says it's difficult to maintain her relationship with musician Dougie Poynter as she's constantly jetting around the world for her pop career.

The 27-year-old singer admits it's a constant battle to keep the romance alive in her relationship with Poynter, 26, reports contactmusic.com.

''I've definitely met someone. You get to know someone who makes you very happy and then you go away on tour, right when it was just getting somewhere awesome. It's not fun, but we can make it work. Love is beyond everything, beyond the universe,` she said.