On her engagement to fiancé, musician and law student William Tell: "I had no idea it was coming. I thought he would wait until he finished law school."
On whether she had input on her engagement ring: "He
didn’t even ask my friends, which was a bold move. He said, 'I know
you, and I know what you like.’ And I love it. It’s perfect."
Cosmo: You’re engaged! What would you say to readers who feel pressure to get that ring?"You
have the rest of your life to be married. Enjoy falling in love. When
girls get caught up in the timeline, it becomes more about the wedding
than the marriage. You should be with someone with whom you could elope
this weekend and be happy."
Cosmo: What tells you it’s time to settle down with one guy? "William
hates it when I say this, but he really is a very nice guy, and when
you meet a nice guy who also manages to keep your interest, that is the
dream…If you’re going to settle down, it should be with someone you
can’t stop thinking about. Especially if you’re in your 20s. If I were
single in my 60s, I would totally settle. I would!"
Cosmo: What’s the biggest mistake you’ve made with friends?"Being
on television all those years, I got to view my own behavior. One thing
I realized is that I was too hard on my friends when it came to guys.
Instinctually, I wanted to protect them. But then you come off as
judge-y and people are reluctant to come to you with a problem. I had to
cut "I told you so" from my vocabulary."
Cosmo: What is the best way to fall in love with your body? "I’m
so jealous of people who completely love their bodies. I think most
women have trouble areas as well as areas that they like. So you play up
your favorite parts and learn to dress around the others. I used to
hate my legs, but now I always wear minis. It was an accident. In an
effort to look taller, I started wearing really high heels with shorter
skirts and ended up showing off my legs a lot."
For more of Lauren Conrad's exclusive interview and fashion shoot with Cosmopolitan
pick up the new issue on newsstands
December 3rd.
Source: Cosmopolitan
