I like to think that although he will probably never admit it, he is far, far to prideful, he knows it. For example: When we first met, he made his ex wife out to be a witch. I bought it hook, line, and sinker. As time went on, and she did little things that provoked or irritated him, I jumped to his defense, and he would "shush" me. He even crawdad'd on some of the things he had told me in the beginning. I eventually learned to not trash her despite the provocation. HE KNEW.
My bright hope is that some day, he will acknowledge in his own mind what we had. But I can't let it run the show!
Hindsight is 20/20, and that works in marriages, as well.