Dating : Thinking about asking out a girl I kind of work with. Looking for advice.

Dating : Thinking about asking out a girl I kind of work with. Looking for advice.

Don’t shit where you eat, I know. Not interested in discussing that, I’m looking for advice assuming the decision has already been made to say « fuck it, I’m going for it ».

Here’s the situation. I’m a therapist at a hospital. I work in a particular unit for the most part. The girl I’m thinking about asking out is a nurse in this unit. Typically speaking, the nurses are 1 to 1 with patients, so they do a lot of sitting outside the patients room doing nothing when the person is sleeping, relaxing, etc. This gives me a good chance to chat with all the nurses, small talk, etc.

Now, this particular nurse and I are always back and forth with each other, joking, talking about life, plans, etc. She’s 30, I’m 28. I’m fairly certain she’s single, but not 100%. We get along quite well.

My question is, what do you think the best way to ask her out is? Is it as simple as being straight up, waiting for a moment where it’s just her and I chatting fairly privately, and saying « hey, want to go for drinks whatever night? ». I guess one concern I have about that is just making sure she understands my intentions, and doesn’t think its just as friends.

Alternatively, would it be better for me to make sure she’s single first? There’s one nurse in particular that I could ask that wouldn’t make a big deal out if it.

Thoughts?