Unfortunately, many people attempt to force, pressure, or encourage survivors to forgive, believing this will automatically lead to reconciliation. The misconception that those who forgive will automatically reconcile with their offender(s) may cause you to avoid forgiveness, as you might fear that if you extend forgiveness to your offender(s), you will be required to reconcile with them. Some survivors who forgive their offender(s) reconcile, and others do not.
