Latin sensation Shakira is not planning to walk down the isle anytime soon as she finds the idea of being a girlfriend "eternally romantic" but she is desperate to start a family with her lawyer boyfriend.

The 32-year-old singer, who has been engaged to Antonio de la Rua, 36, for the last four years, fears that her biological clock is ticking fast, Femalefirst reported.

"I'm dying to have a baby. We both are. I'd like two and Antonio would like three. So probably after my next album, which comes out next year.

"I don't think it could be sooner because in 2010 I'll be touring as well. In fact, my biological clock is already ticking and I don't know how to describe it. It's just becoming a physical need now," the 'Hips Don't Lie' hitmaker said.

However, the couple is happy to have a steady relationship and has no plans to take the big step anytime soon.

"I think it's more romantic to be that eternal girlfriend. We're happy the way things are. Our relationship is strong and steady," she said.

The 'She Wolf' star met Antonio nine years ago in a restaurant in Argentina and knew straight away he was 'The One'.

"The minute I walked in, I saw him sitting, and I thought, 'That man is for me, he's the man of my life.' I kept staring at him until I got to meet him that night. And then I just followed my intuition and everything worked out. Frankly, meeting him that night was like winning the lottery."