Don’t you think that an apology helps foster forgiving? If so, does it follow that the other’s apology should be part of what forgiveness is?
Receiving an apology does help people to forgive, but this is not necessary. Think of any other moral virtue, such as altruism. If you want to give money to a person who is without a home, does this person have to say or do something for you to freely give funds to this person? No. Why? This is the case because people are free to be altruistic whenever they want to do so. It is the same with forgiveness. You are free to forgive whenever you want to do so. It is not dependent on what others do, even if they offer an apology.
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