Is it too soon to move in with each other?

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Hum, if she was rich or even only had enough money, she wouldn't rent a single room in a house and push to live with you in your already full flat...

Love?

Money doesn't mean s**t to me. It's nice to know someone has enough of their own not to be after yours, but beyond that, meh, whatever. Hell, if I met the perfect person and they had zero dollars to their name it wouldn't bother me any. Excessive unmanageable debt, might - but even then, there are solutions, like working it off, or bankruptcy as a last resort. Lots of money, no money, less than no money, money still wouldn't be a factor in my decision to be in a (hypothetical, since it's never happened & not all that likely) relationship with someone. I'm not a materialistic person & (beyond essential needs) only value money for it's function to allow one to do what they want to with their time.

edit: I know the question was directed towards Retro but figured I'd put my 2 cents in on the topic.

^ Believe her, she's the expert.

I was joking. Did you think I was literally sniffing the air too?

Whether you were or weren't sniffing the air doesn't matter. Your words didn't come across as a joke. There are many people who would enter a relationship for money. I posted and said I'm not one of them and I doubt the OP is, either. But to each their own - some people marry for money/status primarily, and if it works for them, so be it.

Yes, it's too soon. After 3 weeks you barely know each other.

Things you may not have thought of: how does she act when she is very angry? How does she act when she is sick? How reliable is she? How reliable is she at paying bills? What sort of a spender is she? Is she frugal or does she like expensive things? How does she act when things aren't going her way? Can she plan ahead or is she a spur of the moment type of person? How tidy does she prefer things to be? Is she the type of fly off the handle because you left the toilet seat up or will she just put it down and not be bothered by it? How does she react in the face of an emergency? Does she melt down or will she step up and help out?

What I'm saying is that there is a WHOLE lot more to living with someone than just the fun of being together. Yes, it may be fun at first, but life has a way of getting in the way. Bills have to be paid, someone has to do the cleaning, grocery shopping, making appointments, etc. And there's the absolute drudgery of just being together, day in, day out, when that person is in a good mood and a foul mood and everything in between.

There's literally no rush and not a race to the finish line. You can continue to see her, date her... just tell her you need more time to get to know her better.

And just the fact that she's pouting at this very early stage is sending up red flags to me (but maybe it's a cultural thing - I don't know. It's still concerning though.)

She's rich, hot, wild in bed and cooks and cleans for me and she was madly in love with me. What was I thinking?

She's also extremely impulsive and can fall in and out of love faster than a rocket powered pizza.

Eh, sounds like you had a fun little fling then. I wish girls like that would show an interest in me for once.

It might not be over. She mostly ignored me for three days and now she seems to be falling for me again.

If all the info you said are true then...
Go for it toyboy, do a leap of faith.

Keep in mind that I'm actually trying to be helpful here.

I think the trap you are most likely to fall into retro, is being to apologetic, and thus coming off as being to needy. You need to own your own opinions, and not just say what you think she wants to hear. In 99% of cases this can make women angry at you initially, but ultimately she will respect you much more in the long run, and also be more attracted/in love with you.

Don't make yourself believe that you're doing something wrong by actually saying what you feel/think, and stand by it.

I confirm that based on experience.

Tell her you want her to move in but after a one month or so; give her a time frame. That would be the best ‘diplomatic solution’.

Australian cuisine sounds interesting, we don't have any of this in the UK.

I couldn't agree more. That's why we had a discussion today. She was trying to blame everything on me so I gave her a piece of my mind and told her about all the things she'd done that annoyed me. Afterwards she said that it was a sign of my love for her that I shared my thoughts.

I could try that. At the moment I'm keeping her at bay using the old reverse psychology trick.

Based on my experience this was true with every woman I dated including my wife. We rarely argue but more than once I have stood my ground on some issue (like making a major purchase), which is not something I did very often before meeting her. Even though she was momentarily upset with my decision you could see her attraction growing at the same time.

While I hate the term 'needy', I do agree with what you are saying. I would use the term "mentally strong" instead. Women as a general rule love men who can make a tough decision and stay with it, something the "bad boys" figured out a long time ago.