Those are good questions, socialcancer - how to forgive someone who has criticized you, and how can you get him to forgive you for your mistakes. Perhaps his ability to forgive has to come from within him? Is it necessary for you to forgive him? Can you forgive yourself, therefore, for continuing to not forgive him, at this point in time? Maybe forgiveness will come later? Or, is there a way to proceed, from this point, with a fresh view about things?