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"  Last night, my college roommate called me with some pretty amazing news: Her boyfriend took her ring shopping. (Insert high pitched girly screams!!!) They have been dating for a year and every time I talk to her, she sounds so freaking happy\u2014so I couldn&amp;#039;t be more excited for her.  But! While she&amp;#039;s psyched to know she&amp;#039;ll soon be  taking the next step with her guy, she&amp;#039;s having a bit of a bling-related dilemma. When she and her man went to the jeweler, her guy kept having her try on rings and asking her if she liked the bands, and didn&amp;#039;t really focus on the diamond part. This made her feel awkward about just being like, oh, hey, I really want a one carat princess cut. As close as she is with her BF, something about ring shopping made her feel like she couldn&amp;#039;t totally voice her opinions. I can totally attest to this: When my fianc\u00E9 took me to pick out jewelry for my birthday one year, it was surprisingly super stressful\u2014I was worried about getting something too pricey (there was no set budget, but I knew it wasn&amp;#039;t unlimited) and my guy doesn&amp;#039;t really have opinions on necklaces, et al, so I felt a little overwhelmed.  So, now that the ring shopping excursion is over, my former roomie feels like she missed her chance to share with her guy what she actually does want in a ring. Of course, the ring itself doesn&amp;#039;t matter\u2014as far as their relationship goes\u2014but she knows that everyone is going to ask to see it and she&amp;#039;s going to wear it every day, so she wants it to be nice and something she loves.  My advice? At least from dealing with my own man, I know that some guys want to be told exactly what you want when it comes to jewelry (for  my engagement ring, my fianc\u00E9 turned to my BFF for help). While you don&amp;#039;t want to start texting a dude ring pic after ring pic out of the blue, once he opens the door to the conversation, you are free to continue it. I told my friend she should just email her BF a photo of a ring she likes and not feel like she&amp;#039;s being crazy or rude or asking for too much: If he was clueless enough to only focus on the bands when they were shopping, then he clearly needs a bit of help, right?  But, what&amp;#039;s your advice in this situation? Should my pal tell her man what ring she wants, or should she let him pick it out himself at this point?  Want more from Natasha? Follow her on Twitter or find her on Facebook. Photo: Jeffrey Westbrook/Studio D  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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