Hugs to you, sweetie! I know you wanted (no, needed) to hear those words. But can I say I'm not at all surprised? Even though before he said that he did, his actions spoke much more clearly in the truthful vein.
So, now that you know this, what are your goals? What can you do to prevent going back to the previous patterns which yielded negative results?
Sorry, but you know that I'm a goal driven person...
"There are only 2 ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."