Apologies for jumping on to here, I was after a bit of advice, I have been a single father for a few years and have main care giving duties.
I have been single for a good few years because I wanted to focus on my son after my ex left us. I now feel ready for a relationship again.
There is a friend who I would love to date, to be honest the moment I met her at work (we work in a huge organisation and she works in a totally different department), I thought she was stunning and a really kind person. This was pre covid, 2019, she has been single for years and at the time was going through solo adoption and so I did not want to ask her for a date then as I knew she was focused on her adoption process.
Fast fwd to now she has a lovely daughter and they have built a loving home, we are good friends and meet up on a fairly regular basis for walks etc, usually with kids in toe. We then meet at work on occasion as we both now work remotely. We have a lot in common and get on really well.
I know she had a terrible experience with an ex years ago and had been single most of her life. She has mentioned dating recently she bought it up in conversation and asked if I was thinking about dating, she said she could not be bothered, because of the effort of having to get to know someone etc, dress up and date.
Not sure if she is singnally she is is not interested in dating, I would love to tell her how I feel, but not sure if I should or how I could. Out of work I only see her with her daughter and often my little one and then at work it does not seem right to have that conversation.
Any tips on how I should tell her or even if I should.