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I've never had much success living with friends.
Correction:
I have made many friends through the process of being roommates, but I have not retained close friendships with friends whose friendship was established before rooming. My spouse is the only exception.
Honestly, it sounds like she just isn't in a place in her life right now where she wants to think about relationships. She has turned down a number of male friends when they have advanced - this makes for a good opportunity for observation for you. Has she kept these guys as friends after they have expressed their interest? If not, there's no reason to make a move if you appreciate her as a friend. Just keep things on the current level until she indicates she wants more.
The fact that she is confiding in you means nothing. It could go both ways - she could trust you as a friend or she might want more. It doesn't work to read anything into it.
You can ask her flat-out why she wants to have you as a roommate. I assume her reasoning is not unlike your own - she enjoys your company, she thinks you two will work out as roommates.
Have you lived with anyone outside of family? Are you familiar with "typical" roommate dynamics? Do you have any sisters?
Have you discussed your standards of cleanliness, schedules, and other things that come up with shared spaces? You say your dogs are similar, have they spent any time together? Are you certain your dog is sufficiently resilient to deal well with an eventual split?
Look for other places to live. See if you can find that perfect place. Sometimes, in the process of looking, the definition of perfect changes. You may realize that for whatever reason her place is better than anyplace else you come across. In that case, you can move in with a clear conscience, and the knowledge that you're not just moving in so you can occasionally get a glimpse of a hot chick in her underwear.
I hope this next bit doesn't bother other women, but I feel a need to share a few realities of living with women:
we don't always wear cute lingerie
we don't always smell pretty
the application of makeup and hair products is not a tidy process
Here's a summary of a number of female roommate experiences I have enjoyed over the years: One roommate left the bathroom after hours of prep - with a thick coating of hairspray on the mirror each morning. Another wouldn't discuss her frustrations about our differences in schedule and decided to toss me across the room multiple times as a means of expressing herself. Several of the women that I have lived with were anorexic. Most of them had no clue how to clean, and I had to teach at least three of them how to do their own laundry. One roommate decided it was fun to have her gymnast friends over for parties every evening at 2am when I had to work at 4am. One of my roommates never said a word to me. There were times when I found an excellent group of women to live with, where we studied for classes and cooked together regularly. There were other semesters when I would spend evenings in the library so I didn't have to deal with roommates. Then there was the women's co-op in Berkeley, a delightful gaggle of girls that I left as soon as possible because I wasn't comfortable with the perpetual reek of dried menstruation.
Since you've already spent so much time at her place, you are likely familiar with how she typically lives. If you think this is a good idea, go for it. Just make sure you weigh your options and realize that life with a woman is not always rainbows and butterflies.
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