Do You Give Respect Or Ask “whats The Point” To Those In Long Distance Relationships?

I was wondering if anyone was in a long distance relationship and how they handled it and to those others if they respect those in a long distance relationships because it’s hard etc or ask “whats the point?”
I’m in a long distance relationship at the moment myself as my boyfriend is studying in NY, USA doing uni and i’m in the UK cheffing and college.
So what do you think of it?