How do you all feel about using a plate for social and general life experiences and benefits?

I have a plate that I like a lot, but I’m not in love with, who is head over heels for me. She buys me clothes/drinks/drugs, gets me into exclusive parties/concerts, offers to buy me plane tickets and take me on trips. Hanging with her is just generally a good fucking time.

Irrelevant, but the sex is good and she’s always down where and whenever, plus she’s bi and wants threesomes (if she can “get over me fucking someone else”).

My problem is that letting her do all of this for me makes me feel that I may become dependent on her (obviously what she wants), thus inhibiting my own personal growth. But in fact I feel like I could learn a lot from her as far as building a social life goes.

How/how much would you limit what a plate is allowed to do for you?

Bonus Q: would you ever LTR someone you aren’t in love with (thus don’t care about her “cheating”) if she had a high n count and scandalous background, but provided all of the benefits you’re looking for in an LTR?