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I really doubt most people would have that capacity. Even if the person is contrite, they still deliberately did it. Just like bullying, antagonizing someone (for an expended period) isn't a mistake. It's a conscious decision.

Yet I think my friend is too forgiving. Here is her story:
- She met her now husband in 2011
- Both the guy's mother and older sister made her life miserable for 4 YEARS
- They acted like horrible bullies. The sister even punched her once when drunk, then both laughed.
- She would end up crying, her grades in college dropped and it really affected her appetite.
- A couple impacting events happened by late 2015; one of them was saving his sister from drowning.
- They were remorseful by then and my friend forgave.
- They got married in 2018 and by now she refers them as her 2nd family. She only talks about good things.
- When I tried to remind her how they were nasty people, she changes the topic and claims she already forgave and forgot long ago.

Is that generally possible? To not just forgive your tormentor (s) but also befriend them and developing a close relationship with them? Basically them going from tormentors to one of your closest allies/friends.