To me, the person that puts someone else on a pedestal is just placing all responsibility on that person.
The bill payer, the house cleaner, the laundry washer, the happy maker, the sadness maker, the children caretaker, the spouse caretaker, the parent/inlaw caretaker, the planner, the gift buyer, the lawyer, the job seeker, the letter writer, the pet walker, the yard mower, the leaf raker, the home improvement maker and the decision maker..it goes on forever.
It comes down to that they do not want to be responsible for their own damn lives. They never want to be held accountable so they place the responsibility on others and mask it as love, admiration and adornment.
Of course one false move, in their minds, and you go from revered to scape goat.