What are you wistful you will never do, be or see?

I really wish my dad was still here.

I wish I'd appreciated my body and fitness, and not put six stone on.

I love my career but I'd still love to know how my preferred career would have panned out.

I occasionally wonder what it would have been like to have a daughter.

You couldn't pay me to fly on a Russian airline right now! They are far less safe because they can't do the proper maintenance because of the sanctions.

I'm glad I went to Russia some years ago (three times in fact, twice as part of my studies and once for an Erasmus trip), they were amazing experiences. Always wanted to do the trans-siberian railway though (did a night train going from Moscow back to Finland and that was brilliant itself), and wistful that I probably won't get to do that, because I won't go to Russia now, not unless a massive change in regime happens there.

Awww, so 😔. Its not too late!!!! ❤️

The closure of the Finland land crossing keeps being extended, but if it stays closed then another possibility is to get a connecting flight at Istanbul. There have been some stories about Russian airlines being less safe now, due to sanctions preventing parts buying which is making maintenance difficult - I don't know whether there's any truth to that, but if it's a concern then Turkish Airlines operates along the whole route.

I didn't know that, thanks for the info!

will never get married and raise a family with a partner.

Will never have a great paying career.

wish I hadnt taken my college boyfriend for granted.

I guess it isn't quite a whale either, but still pretty special. This one was only a baby too. Almost posed for me.

Oh wow @HappiestSleeping, that would do me, you are blessed!

I was scuba diving in the Maldives when a whale shark ambled by. Not quite tourist, but not quite your scenario either.

I think it probably is sadly. I'd only ever be able to do it as a 'tourist' which would mean booking on to an 'experience' which probably has thousands of people doing it every year.

The experience in my dreams is of a kind of 'by chance' encounter, I'm swimming around in a fairly quiet part of the ocean and a whale just comes by to see what/who I am. Hangs around for a while being calm and thoughtful, then gently swims off. Magic.

That no one ever asked me to marry them
That i'll never cuddle grandchildren
That there are so many people i'll never see again.

I understand. I am reading this and feeling very happy and satisfied after a day with my horse and my garden. Want for nothing.

Another day I could be reading this and think up loads of things that make me wistful.

It is not easy, but it is not out of the question. Some friends of mine did this last year by flying to Helsinki and taking the bus to St Petersburg. I believe the border crossing might be closed right now, on the Finnish side, but it is scheduled to reopen. My friends enjoyed the experience because there were so few other tourists there!

Mine are:

1. I will never walk on the Moon.
2. I will never be able to freely travel in Tibet.
3. I will not be around to witness the moment when the Sun gobbles up our Earth.

The whale isn't it if the question surely? It truly is a majestic experience.

I feel wistful and longing for those long carefree nights out in the 90's.
I feel deeply sad that my son will never experience a good party night without the fear of being photographed, tagged and forever embedded in social media.

I feel sad/wistful that I will never see or meet a huge whale underwater. I dream about it sometimes.

I feel sad I can't ever seem to visit a country anymore without feeling like a total tourist. I felt more invisible 20 years ago and would happily jump on buses going to unknown destinations, hitchhike and go off with interesting strangers. I wouldn't dream of it now. I wish it was still possible but the world feels more hostile now. I've probably just watched too much crimewatch and too mnay unsolved murder documentaries.

I want to see the Hindu Kush but I doubt it will ever be safe enough to travel there.

Second language. I had the opportunity when young, but didn't try hard enough. I can try now, but will never be able to roll my 'r's' properly!

Horse riding - well, the whole culture to go with it really. The outfits, helmets, boots, clip clopping along country lanes, etc. We were not rich enough when I was young, and there are no horses within 140 km of me now.

I’d like to see edited highlights of the history of the Earth, from the beginning to the end. Imagine seeing the dinosaurs, the Romans and then what happens with global warming and the human race.

I am also massively wistful about this!

....and you can get specialist companies that do travel insurance for countries that are on the FCDO advisory list.

I recently got 10 days cover for travel to Yemen for about £85, so Russia will definitely be covered too.

I have been married twice but both failed. One from cheating and one from DV.
I am sad that I will never know a proper mutually supportive relationship. I'm fine on my own. But sad.

I used to want to be like that too, until I saw Julianne Moore's character in The Hours.

I realise a lot of these women were trapped and could be nothing else, however much their heart desired it.

By the time the freedom of the late 60s came along a decade later, they were too old and settled.

My parents had the opportunity to emigrate when I was a kid. They decided against it as they had travelled a lot before and wanted somewhere safe and stable for us to grow up. Having an experience of living abroad in our formative years would have been mind blowing. I lived and worked abroad as an adult but it's not the same.

I have this too. Although it would have been Oz or NZ for me. I remember when my gf at the time said she didn't want to emigrate after we'd just got back from visiting. I remember going to the bathroom and crying. I was so so disappointed. I dreamed about it for years but could never make it happen. No chance now unless I win the lottery.

Also, that I wasn't around when Studio 54 was at its height.

This isn't pathetic at all. I'm also gluten free and I totally know what you mean. It's often the little things that get me - like being left out when someone brings cakes in to the office or whatever. Just once I would like to be able to eat what I actually WANT, not whatever I get stuck with.

In addition to being sad that I will never not have this awful health condition, I also wish that I could do the whole "normal" thing and meet someone and have a family. It isn't going to happen for various reasons. I feel like an alien from another world sometimes.

Sorry for the pity party 😂