Fantasy sports are tricky to follow at an acceptable level. If you're too casual, you probably don't have a chance to win your league. If you're too hardcore, society shuns you and your wife wants a divorce. Here are five quick rules to live by to make sure that your love for fantasy sports isn't freakish or sad.

1.) Err on the side of caution when you're around an attractive girl. She's not into fantasy sports, and she's probably turned off by any references to them. This will be a tough scenario for you sometimes if you and your buddies outnumber the females in your group. Make sure that you put off the cool and casual vibe if the conversation is started, don't launch into a study about the merits of assists vs. turnovers in your basketball league. Rest assured that if you do, you will be sleeping alone tonight.

2.) No one cares about your team except you. This is a scientific fact. Even in your own league it will be hard to find a competitor who can name more than 3 people on your roster. I can't tell you how many empty conversations I've overheard where both participants are firing back-and-forth about their own teams and not listening to a word the other is saying. Don't be that guy. Be polite and try your best to deflect the conversation to more general sports facts.

3.) Spend as much time as possible doing fantasy sports work during your actual work day. Nothing is more beautiful than being paid for your time and enjoying it at the same time. Know your limits and max out your internet time at the office. If you're in college and reading this, bring your laptop to class, find a wireless signal and check your teams (and Fantasy Sports 101) then. That's what classmates, tutors and books are for - to make up for the fact that your head was someplace else.

4.) Your touchdown celebration should never be more elaborate than the player who actually scored it. Football is a lot of fun to watch when you have a stake in the game, but know where to draw the line. If Chad Johnson scores for your team and putts the football with the pile-on, you can't go into the Ickey Shuffle, breakdance and moonwalk in the same motion. Johnson is making millions of dollars to score touchdowns for the Bengals. You just added 6 points to your fantasy score. Know your role.

5.) Know what each player on your roster looks like and how his name is pronounced. If you're thinking that Ray Allen is a white guy and that his first name is actually "Roy", you will be mocked to no end if someone finds out. Take a minute, look at his profile, find a pronunciation and at least act like you know what you're talking about. If someone you know just made this mistake, don't ever let him live it down.