Can the fantasy of something be more appealing?

Well, in real life, everything you remember happily is a fantasy, because you only remember the good parts. That’s why we remember old boy- and girl-friends nostalgically, why when we go back to that great beach or fantastic amusement part we went to as a kid and discover it’s kind of a dump, and people think back on “Good Old Days” that, actually, probably weren’t all that “good” (especially if you are fantasizing yourself into Downton Abbey mansion).

So it shouldn’t be in the least surprising that the fantasy of something you haven’t done,.don’t know or can’t yourself experience should end up being far more appealing than the cold hard truth. Picnics have ants. Virgin forests have bugs, poison ivy, and no place to get out of the rain. Elves are probably assholes.