What makes a person loyal?
I think it would vary. It’s a sense of obligation which you have for a person. If they helped you out in bad times, if they nurtured you, if they supported you, you feel obligated to return the favor. Sometimes you feel a sense of loyalty because they are in your family. Family ties are often strong and even if the person in question has not done right by you, you might still be loyal to them because they are family. The same with long friendships with lots of shared history. Even if a friendship goes bad you might still feel loyal to the person because of your past relationship being positive. I guess that is just another form of obligation in that case, one that you choose to honor in spite of a falling out.
Why is one person loyal and the next is not?
I guess everyone has their own personal code of ethics. Part of it is how loyal you feel the need to be. It’s a form of gratitude, payback. It is stronger in some people than in others. Could be upbringing and values instilled or it could be just an innate propensity to be conscientious to others.
Can you be loyal to multiple people and still be loyal?
Yes, as long as you are not harming one person by aiding the other.
How would you describe a person that you think of as loyal?
They defend you perhaps verbally, perhaps physically, when others are attacking you, ridiculing you, or harming you in any way.
They help you when you are in need in any way that they are able.
They are there to listen and not judge you.
In other words they know the meaning of true friendship.
You cannot be a good friend,if you are not loyal, I don’t think.