He's seemed completely uninterested in romance and she's been operating under that assumption. Finding out that wasn't always the case is a huge surprise and may make her change her approach.Why does she seem so devastated? He's free now, how do previous relationships change anything?
It can be that he was uninterested in romance, but a girl asked him out and he just went with the flow. Meaning, that always was the case, plus he learned that with this approach you can actually hurt the girl. So, like, now he can be not only uninterested, but also reserved about this. Which can lead to him rejecting her if she asks him out without proper preparationsHe's seemed completely uninterested in romance and she's been operating under that assumption. Finding out that wasn't always the case is a huge surprise and may make her change her approach.