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the quiet superpower of staying when leaving would be easier and probably more entertaining.
means The quality of being loyal, steady, and true to a person, promise, belief, or commitment over time.
from From 'faith' plus the suffixes '-ful' (full of) and '-ness' (the state of being). 'Faith' itself came through Old French 'feid' from Latin 'fides,' meaning trust or belief — the same root that gives us 'fidelity' and 'confide.' So at heart, faithfulness is being 'full of trust-worthiness,' a state of brimming with the keepable kind of belief.
- word origin
- From Latin fides, meaning trust and confidence.
- animal proof
- Some albatrosses keep the same mate for decades.
- brain chemistry
- Vasopressin and oxytocin help wire long-term bonding.
- ancient virtue
- Romans worshipped Fides as a goddess of loyalty.
- costly signal
- It only counts when betrayal was genuinely possible.
penelope waiting for odysseus — greek mythology: waited 20 years for her husband's return from troy while fending off suitors
hachiko the dog — tokyo 1923-1935: waited at shibuya station every day for 9 years after owner's death
grace hopper usn — u.s. navy 1943-1986: 43 years of service, pioneered computer programming languages