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What does it mean?
Women who are faithful focus entirely on their duty rather than their partners. Their loyalty becomes their primary identity.
In plain terms
Faithful people focus on their loyalty rules more than their partners.
What can you take from it?
Loyalty can become a rule set rather than a connection.

Where it applies

  • relationships
  • moral choices
  • self reflection

Putting it to work

  • examine motives
  • communicate needs

Questions to consider

  • Is loyalty a duty or a feeling?
  • What does faithfulness mean to you?

Another view

Faithfulness often involves caring for the partner deeply.

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