I think envy is when you wish you possessed something or some trait but don’t, and are capable of admiration for those that do. Jealousy to me is resentment or covetousness; a desire to have what someone else has, even if it leads to taking it or deriding it.Click to see full answer. Besides, what is a word for wanting something you can’t have?ache. noun. mainly literary a strong feeling that you want something that you cannot have.Subsequently, question is, what do you do when you want something you can’t have? 5 Ways to Cope When You Want Someone You Can’t Have Accept that your feelings are normal. Know that unavailability often makes people more attractive. Recognize that secrecy is sexy — but decide whether it’s worth it. Ask yourself if you’re being competitive. Tell someone about your feelings. Similarly one may ask, what is the word when you really want something? covet. verb. formal to very much want something that someone else has.What do you call someone you love but can’t have?Do not mistake that with asexuality, which is about not feeling sexual attraction. A person can be Asexual and have romantic attraction, and aperson can be aromantic but feel sexual attraction. If you mean romantic love, as in you don’t feel like you want to have a romantic relationship, that is called aromanticism.