To be jealous of others holidays even tho I know I wouldn't like them?

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I hate flying and also don't do well in hot temperatures. So for our family holidays we usually do places like Scotland, Ireland, Wales, northern France, the Netherlands, Scandinavia etc. we have also had great English holidays in places like the lakes, Cornwall, Dorset, North Yorkshire etc. we have had many incredible holidays in these places, and if we do go somewhere like Spain or Italy we tend to go at Easter rather than summer, when it is cooler, and I will fly, reluctantly.

But even though I know this is the type of holiday I like, I have FOMO when I see people on social media going to places like Greece in August and I wish I was the sort of person who enjoyed that type of holiday and could cope in the heat, even though I know I'd be miserable.

Does anyone else get like this? I feel like we have been conditioned into thinking this is the type of holiday we ought to have and other types are less valid.

I know I should just be grateful for having a holiday in the first place!

I get it! I'm jealous of any holiday, anywhere. I like the same sort of holiday as you but a friend went to South Korea earlier this year and I caught myself thinking, oh I'd love to go there. In reality, no, no I wouldn't. I would hate it!

Yes! I am!

I love holidaying in the UK and Ireland 🙂 most of our best ones have been IOW/ Kerry visiting family. when I see pictures of people sunbathing around the pool in an all inclusive I wish we could afford it, but then I remember I don't really drink, hate the sun and am a fussy eater 😅

I’m jealous of people that have sky dived, and told me it’s the best feeling in the world.

But like heck would I do it myself! Haha

Yes very jealous of everyones holidays, even though I went to Dubai earlier this year and stayed in a 5 star hotel it doesn't stop me longing for another holiday( even in a more reasonable 3 star hotel).

God no. I love my
holidays. Wouldn’t want to go somewhere that hot or walk a mountain or experience new foods. I’m off to France for 12 days and cannot wait to sit and have quiet dinners look around little villages and sit on the beach. Not interested in other people’s holidays.

someone I know always went to Disney in America. And went on Disney cruises. Once said to me I bet u would love to go. A big no from me. I hate people and just want a quiet time away 😂

I don't get jealous of the holidays it's more that I wish I could spend 10k on a family holiday and not feel guilty about it.

I love England and always love my holidays, I've been abroad three times, once to the south of France and twice to America and didn't really enjoy any of them.

I get it, I suggest having a social media break for a while.

I’m seeing people in Greece and turkey ag the moment and I’m not envious. Who would want to be out in 36 degree heat?

I don't like heat, beaches or crowds. That said we go away for short breaks every month either in this country or Europe. I certainly don't want a week or 2 week holiday in 35 degrees.

I think Instagram makes holidays look amazing and I have to remind myself that hot holidays with little children are actually not that fun a lot of time. We did it last year and it was lovely but not 'amazing' and not worth thousands in school holidays.

Yes I definitely think taking a social media break would help

I went to turkey last year and my son was horrendously ill with a sickness bug during the holiday and afterwards. My other son was grumpy and wouldn't go in the pool for some days just for no reason.
I wish I had not gone and just kept the money...
This year I can't afford to take them on holiday and in a lot of ways I think it's less stressful...
I still have some time off work in August so I'm going to cook nice food and do online yoga and see my teens in passing when they are not out.

Jealousy is so pointless, it does you harm to indulge it. It sounds as though you have a good life and some smashing holidays which suit you so there is no reason to wish otherwise. Everyone is different.

I’m jealous of people that love rollercoasters and have so much fun on them.
I was literally the coat carrier for a week when we went to Disneyland years ago.
But, when I forced myself to go on one I felt dizzy and hated it so much I cried 😂
Sooooo - you have to know yourself. Maybe if you did go on a hot holiday you’d have a rubbish time. You do you and don’t feel bad that you like different things.

One of my favourite escapist activities is looking at different locations around the world on the AirBnB app. I pick a country/island and go around the whole coastline looking at all the villas and lovely riads and beach houses, going through the photos and descriptions of little towns and villages and jungles and mountains, imagining what I would do if I could just book and go tomorrow. It's really soothing and my geographical knowledge is getting better, but I try not to be sad that we can't afford a holiday in reality.

No I don't do jealousy I just enjoy what I have but the idea of a resort holiday fills me with horror so I am not jealous of people who do the Bendiorm/Lanzarote/Tenerife thing whether cheap or expensive or skiing