parastalgia
para- (beside, near, resembling, beyond) + nostalgia
the feeling of nostalgia, longing, or missing for something that never happened, as if it was an alternate timeline or a parallel universe; also see "anemoia" and "Mandela Effect"
adjective form: parastalgic
the feeling of nostalgia, longing, or missing for something that never happened, as if it was an alternate timeline or a parallel universe; also see "anemoia" and "Mandela Effect"
adjective form: parastalgic
I feel parastalgia about high school dance even though I never went to one