Is there a word for something you want in an abstract sense but wouldn't want in reality?

I'm trying to separate the thing that I want (the desire?) from the effort it would take to get it, or the consequences that come with obtaining it.

A noun or verb or phrase will do:

"I would love to have pin-up worthy abdominal muscles" (but I'm not willing to put in the sustained effort to actually get them)

"That girl is so attractive, I would love to have sex with her" (but I'm happily married and I wouldn't actually jeopardise my marriage by doing it)

"It's a dream of mine to perform at some amazing location" (but I'm not actually going to pursue performing as a career to make it possible)

Solution 1:

To be hypothetical or to talk hypothetically.

Definition:

by imagining a possibility rather than reality; as a hypothesis.

Example:

we talked hypothetically about how cool it would be if we moved

Above definition and example taken from the dictionary.

Solution 2:

a pipe dream TFD

If you describe something that someone wants to do or happen as a pipe dream, you mean that it is not realistic and will probably not happen.

Solution 3:

A whim is defined by Collins English Dictionary¹ as:

1. a sudden, passing, and often fanciful idea; impulsive or irrational thought

And by the American Heritage Dictionary² as:

1. A sudden or capricious idea; a fancy

^{1_{whim. (n.d.) Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014. (1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014). Retrieved May 15 2018 from https://www.thefreedictionary.com/whim}}

^{2_{whim. (n.d.) American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. (2011). Retrieved May 15 2018 from https://www.thefreedictionary.com/whim}}