Don't give up hope!
She never thought she would find someone who would love her and care for her, but there ARE nice guys out there who are looking.
It wasn't love at first sight for us either. I've known her for years, but never knew she had AS. Just thought she was super shy and reclusive. I would walk past her and say "hello" and she would say "hello" back, but we never engaged into a conversation. I always thought she was pretty -- just didn't think she was interested in me, so I just didn't think about pursuing her.
She eventually gave me a $20 gift card out of the blue and I followed up with several gifts to her. I would say I spent over $350 dollars on her in 2 months. She never saw this as me being interested for some reason (I asked her). I always thought Aspies had a problem with gift-giving? I even wrote her notes saying I'm interested and she told me she just didn't read it that way. Go figure! So, with Aspies, NT's got to basically be blunt and direct. No insinuations or hints are going to soak through. So, I became her best friend and now we are dating and she is super serious about me (and I am with her). I can tell she is a different person now ... she is paying more attention to her appearance. I think our dating is giving her a morale boost that she has never had in her life.
I really love my Aspie. I'm going to take good care of her.