Opening Day for Baseball and Relationships

It's a great time of year. Spring is right around the corner. That means warmer weather, longer days, and plants blooming. And like in Disney's Bambi love is in the air, or is that the smell of hot dogs and burgers on the grill of baseballs tailgaters? It's probably both. Not only is baseball America's past time but it's also great for relationship analogies and advice.

One of my favorite things about baseball besides the game is all of the parallels that can be used when it comes to relationships. Like "I finally got to second base," or "he is a real home run." The analogies for relationships that can be drawn from baseball are endless, fun, and often time commonly known.

Not only can you use baseball analogies when it come to relationships but you can also find some great advice in the great American game too. Here’s a few hints that I like.

You shouldn't show him/her up. Like in baseball if you spend too much time watching your homerun the next time you’re up to bat you're going to get a fastball right at your ear hole. The same thing goes for relationships. If you try showing up your significant other in front of their friends or family, your going to get an ear full from them next time they have you alone.

Have a set of signs. In baseball you always have the guy on third base who's rubbing his tummy and scratching his head. He's telling his players to run or stay or swing or bunt. It's not a bad idea to have some sort of signal with your significant other too. Something that will help them get out of a bad conversation or if you have kids have a signal to pause and reconvene in the kitchen so you can get on the same page. They can be helpful and could be fun too.

Remember you're on the same team. If a star player gets hit by a pitch more times than not his pitcher is going to have his back and going to go after the other teams star player. The same goes for your relationship, you have to have your partners back. Also celebrate their accomplishments just like ball players do after a teammate goes deep.

And one of the most important ones - You can't win them all. Even the best baseball teams only win 60% of their games. It's a long seven month season and if you get too discouraged over a few tough times, it'll hurt you over the long run. The same thing goes for relationships. You're never going to win every argument. Sometimes it's better to just suck it up and move on to the next day. If you let things linger, It could make for a long season.