How to Help Your Relationship Survive Baseball Season

It’s sort of a right of passage; girlfriends nagging their man about their obsessive sports watching habits. But, feeling deserted on Sundays during the winter is nothing compared to the neglect felt by a baseball fanatic’s girlfriend. Read on to learn how to help your relationship survive the longest season known to sports.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You’ll Need:

• Smartphone with web access
• Superior scheduling skills
• A really supportive girlfriend

1. Baseball has one of the longest seasons in sports. With a season that lasts from April to October and 162 regular season games, being a baseball fan is like a full-time job; so imagine what it can do to your relationship.
2. You don't have to give up your love of the game to salvage your relationship. You just need to be hyper aware of your schedule. Plan dates around your baseball watching. Chances are you don't hang out every night, so schedule couple time on off-nights.
3. Baseball is available virtually ever single night during the regular season and for most couples weekday games don't cause too much of a problem. Work, gym, homework and other weeknight activities make the games bearable, but it's the weekends that kill.
4. For moat couples, weekend baseball is a point of contention. Weekends are often the only time couples have together, so playing second fiddle to a TV can get old. Brunch dates, walks in the park or day trips to the beach have to be rescheduled if they conflict with a true fan’s baseball watching unless you plan accordingly. Get your girlfriend invloved in the baseball love. Get tickets for the two of you to your next home game or invite all your friends and girlfriends over for a baseball party at your place.
5. Women who lose their boyfriends to fantasy baseball complain that their lives have been turned upside down. If you do take a trip somewhere, attend a friends wedding or a family get-together he is constantly leaving to check stats on the internet. Make it easier on you, your girlfriend and the family, by investing in a smartphone and implementing web access during the baseball season. You'll be able to check stats on your phone discreetly.
6. The bottom line is that woman aren't expecting you to change. Girls actually understand that it’s as much about ritual and nostalgia as it is baseball. You’re not a fair weather fan and girls respect you’re unwavering commitment. Just don’t get freaked out when she starts asking about starting a family. After all, she’ll need the babies to keep her company.