It seems Jessica Biel believes in taking slow and steady with boyfriend Justin Timberlake as she revealed that actress spent hours on phone with the singer before the couple went out for their first date.

The 'Illusionist' actress who has been dating the pop heartthrob since 2007 revealed she and Timberlake were introduced by a pal but wanted to get to know each other before meeting, Contactmusic reported.

"We've been dating a couple of years. I don't really like to talk about it much, though. We met through a mutual friend but we had a lot of phone conversations before meeting up so got to know each other that way. But they were PG phone calls!," Biel was quoted telling at a US TV talk.

The actress said she has plans to get married in the near future as she wants to concentrate on her career.

"I have no idea if I want to get married. I have a lot to do, career-wise," Biel said.