Dada always doing nursery run, is he single?

[ByDandyTurtle]

Aibu in thinking he must be single as I never see a woman drop of the child

I want to approach him but unsure

My friends husband does all the nursery runs. She's an international exec with a job involving a lot of travel, he wfh....

Let’s suppose he is single. His child is young enough for nursery. That means that unless he adopted the child, the relationship that created the child didn’t end that long ago. Is that really a situation you want to step into?

My husband drops off and I pick up.

But honestly, you’re welcome to him.

I never dropped off my child to nursery as I didn’t work from home and my partner started work later than I did. Weird that someone might have been observing him ready to “approach” whatever that means.

Why not just say hi to him and chat regardless of whether he’s single or not?? Why the obsession over his status?

As others point out there are many reasons for the dad to be doing drop off and pick up.
It's wrong for you to assume he's single based purely on doing the childcare drop off and pick up.

I start work at 8am the other side of the city. Husband starts at 9, five mins away. He does the school/nursery run. Not single.

Considering OP is in the same situation herself and she clearly feels ready...

Well they are tedious

Our children are 3 and 3.5

Or he has a more flexible job.

My kids nursery is 50/50 men and women collecting and dropping off. One of the dads does it all because his wife has been on tour with the army since I met him 5 months ago. Another does it all cos he WFH and his wife is an anaesthetist. I do most of the nursery stuff cos I am a consultant and have more flexibility than my DH, who is a junior doctor currently on rotation 90min away.

Would you assume a woman doing all this stuff is single?

Think everyone is reading to much into everything

No, my DH does the morning school run and I do thr afternoon. Deoending on our work situations, some years he has done all drop offs and pick ups and or other years I have.
Depends on working hours, location of nursery/school rtc who is doing what. But I wouldnt assume he is single. But maybe he is, do you want to ask him on a date? Youll only find out by speaking to him. Hopefully he will tell you straight away if he is not single. Then you will know, and if he is single you can ask him if he wants to go for coffee

Ask him. Try and strike up a conversation, if you are single and want to get to know him more.

Thank you

Thank you

I went to collect my daughter once and the nursery refused to let me take her because she had always been taken and collected by my husband. You can’t assume a man is single because he does the nursery drop off.

Wife/partner might be working early, she might work far.. he might be single with full custody/widow.. who knows.

Statistically surely it's more likely he is not single and just drops his kid off because he's a parent?

You clearly want people to say “of course he’s single and you should definitely chat him up”.

Be a grown up and talk to the guy.

A friend of mine ex partner was quite happy to be a SAHD with their DD while she returned to work. He doesn't even bother with her or grandchildren now sadly. Would rather spend time with his wife's kids and grandchildren.

Anyone else hearing a David Attenborough voiceover in their head describing how the OP stalks her prey down at a watering hole the nursery door in the Serengeti Skegness?

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I knew 2 dads who did all drop offs and pick ups. Neither were single.

Loads of dads do this at our school. None of them are single.

Also my husband did all the nursery drop off/ pick up for 2.5 years till my youngest was born a few months ago. Neither of us could attend sports day this year and I’ve never done a stay and play session..

Loads of dads do the drop off at my DCs nursery, probably at least half is dads. Which is good to see!