Well, life is a journey...and frankly, in the end, I don't care "who" that particular individual I end with is. I just care that we have a positive/unplifting/challenging(engaging) relationship. I am not as concerned about "who" I love as I am with "how" to love. Ofcourse I am not going to take advantage of this girl...the way our relationship is right now, she has placed so much trust in me, and to try anything would be betraying and she would end up hating me, and it would also mean that I don't really "love" her, because there cannot be love without respect. I have to help her in every stage of her life in the manner that is required...if that means to take a step back and let her be(like when she gets into dating) then I will. But right now, it actually seems unnatural and wrong to cease the level of friendship we have. Like I said, her father is good friends with me, and when he found out, our relationship did not change. And he is not one of these "anything goes; do what feels good" people of our modern world. Ok, gotta go. thanks for the advice so far.