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Another tradition she eschewed was an engagement ring, telling Essence, "People put too much emphasis on that. It's just material and it's just silly to me." She does wear a wedding band, she says, and she and Jay-Z both go the roman numeral IV tattoed on their ring fingers since they were both born on the 4th of the month, and they got married on the 4th. Beyonce also talked about her desire to keep her private life private: "I feel that, especially now, with the internet and paparazzi and camera phones, it's so difficult to maintain mystery. And that's so important."