Parmesan
You know, just a theory but i think theirs some sort of trauma that's stopping him from connecting the dots together like remember how sad he is from the flash backs i think the reason why he's not connecting the dots is because he doesn't want to give himself false hope like he probably did alot in the past so he's mind is not even letting him think of the possibility so that he doesn't get hurt more. Case stated! Thanks for the chapter Author!