Probably obvious but I haven't seen anyone explicitly say it
In Would you fall in love with me again when Odysseus is singing he states "I know you've been waiting for Love"
When he goes to say it again but Penelope cuts him off, as many people have said before she's not asking about to bed to confirm it for herself, she's asking to help Odysseus confirm it to himself that he's still the same person
And once he realizes that he's still the same and Penelope at no point saw him any different she says "I've been waiting for You"
Not Love, she could have found love elsewhere, there were hundreds of suitors who were more than willing to grant her love. She never waited for Love, she waited for Him.


















