It`s painful to be away from Stefani: Rossdale

London: Singer Gavin Rossdale finds it "painful" when he is away from his singer-wife Gwen Stefani.

The 46-year-old, who is currently on tour, admits the worse thing about the trip is not to wake up next to 42-year-old Stefani. "It`s painful to be away from her, but who has a life without pain? Any guy in a relationship should pinch themselves no matter who they`re with and I am no different with Gwen (Stefani)," femalefirst.co.uk quoted Rossdale as saying. "It would be nice to wake up to Gwen every morning, but I haven`t seen her for a while so I`m waking up next to myself which isn`t as exciting to me," he added. IANS