Real life
Phrase separating "reality" from "fantasy" or "online" / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Real Life (disambiguation) and In Real Life (disambiguation).
Real life is a phrase used originally in literature to distinguish between the real world and fictional, virtual or idealized worlds, and in acting to distinguish between actors and the characters they portray. It has become a popular term on the Internet to describe events, people, activities, and interactions occurring offline; or otherwise not primarily through the medium of the Internet. It is also used as a metaphor to distinguish life in a vocational setting as opposed to an academic one, or adulthood and the adult world as opposed to childhood or adolescence.[citation needed]