Interesting question, elbenprincess!
I think that Glorfindel technically did not remain. He dies before anyone was given the choice to go or to stay. And then he came back. He's a pretty unique case.
Where does Tolkien say that Glorfindel was almost like a maia? I don't recall reading that part.
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You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera
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