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The fine line is hard to judge. You'll be too into the situation to figure it out. Ask friends/ family that you trust who are there or see the situations you are in for their outlook. Be good to them and try not to be too bitter about their opinions.
As for myself, I went from a friend to confidant, advisor, lover, fiance then back to "friend" just recently myself with my now ex-fiance after 4 years. Women are hard to judge and rarely speak their true feelings even when you earn their trust.
After the relationship was over, I had friends and family tell me they all saw her using me for her needs and didn't get what I got out of the situation. Also I had dinner the other night with a female friend and she told me she loved her ex but wasn't IN love with him. She also felt dependent upon him too much for too many different needs and she needed that independence. Sounded odd to me but made me realize I needed to take care of my girlfriend/ lover/ future wife. Meaningful thing was that my ex told me during the aftermath that she felt too locked in/ too dependent/ too secure with our relationship and needed a "break." Upon clarification, the break was unmendable.
That being said, make sure both you and her are in the same place in life: mentally, physically, emotionally, psycologically, etc. If there isn't that synergy, then in all likelyhood the relationship, if it does flower will be doomed for failure.
Don't push something that isn't meant to be. There is a reason there is a 50% failure rate of marriages in this country. All I could say at the end of my engagement was that I was glad we weren't married with kids before she dropped the axe.
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