<human>: My boyfriend of 3 years will be proposing to me this calendar year.  We plan on a long engagement until I finish graduate school.  

I've never been one to look up wedding themes and rings and things like that, but out of curiosity I started googling engagement rings.  After searching I found that I do have a specific taste, which stems from the fact that specific colors work well with my skin tone (I'm dark complected) and others don't.  I'm partial to small rose gold rings with non-diamond stones, and most of the ones I've researched are 100 to 200 dollars.

That may not be a lot of money for some people, but I know it's a lot for my boyfriend.  I've told him that getting me a ring is totally optional but he insists on getting me one (he's old fashioned and is also going to ask my father for my hand).  I've heard some women show their boyfriends pictures of rings they like, but I'm afraid if I do that, he'll be thrown off by the price tag.

Am I being shallow to want a ring in the triple digits?  Should I just not give my boyfriend any suggestions and let him choose whatever he deems suitable?  I can live with an unflattering ring, though I would prefer a few specifications.

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<bot>: I'm looking at expensive (for us) engagement rings and feel like I don't have the right to suggest them to my boyfriend.  Should I back off?