Today by best friend's girlfriend told me she looks up to

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Today by best friend's girlfriend told me she looks up to me and that I am her role model, that I'm the best person she knows.

It was very flattering and motivating, as it made me want to work harder to make sure that people like her, who look up to me, follow down the right path and have a good life. But at the same time, I don't know if I should be troubled by this comment, because of who it was from; my best friend's girlfriend. We are very close.

I really care about her a lot as a person, she's 4 years younger than me and is just one of those people that adds a lot of value to my life. She reminds me so much of myself when I was her age. I like to see her grow. It makes me feel good. However, I feel like I need my own girlfriend to think about (I haven't had one in 4 years...), someone to invest in and help grow, and I often times wonder why she comes to me for help, how that makes her boyfriend feel (if he even knows just how much she comes to me for advice and help), or if it's okay to have such a close relationship with my friend's girlfriend. What do you guys think? I imagine this situation is platonic romantically, but there is no doubt that we are very very close on an emotional level. I love her, she loves me, but it's like, different... but I want to make sure this is okay, or if I should back off.