Jack Antonoff Says He's "Desperate" For Kids—but Is He Ready to Wed Girlfriend Lena Dunham?!

Musician also reveals that he met his significant other on a blind date

By Alyssa Toomey Jun 18, 2014 5:46 PMTags
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Jack Antonoff has babies on his brain.

The lead guitarist of the indie rock band fun., who has been dating Girls star Lena Dunham since 2012, revealed his desire to have children in an interview with New York magazine while opening up about his relationship with the 28-year-old actress, who indeed seems to be his perfect match.

Dunham and Antonoff met on a blind date after they were set up by the musician's good friend, comedian Mike Birbiglia. "It was a blind date by modern standards," he reveals. "I mean, I used the internet."

The two had instant chemistry upon their initial meeting, and Antonoff recalls spilling all his personal secrets on their first date. "I told Lena everything about my whole life, because when you really like someone, you want them to know everything about you" (and yes, that includes his relationship with high school sweetheart Scarlett Johansson, "As abnormal as it sounds, it was as normal as anyone's high-school relationship," he says).

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While marriage may seemingly be the next step for the self-professed mellow lovebirds, Antonoff admits that they have talked about tying the knot, although they have no plans to wed any time soon.

"I think all people in relationships that last longer than a year start talking about that stuff," he explains. "It's hard to imagine when the right time is because things are so crazy at the moment."

Still, the songwriter is "desperate" to have kids and we'd be willing to place bets that he wants Dunham to be a part of that journey.

"It just seems like the most fun thing in the world," he says of having children. "I've never met people who have kids who haven't looked me in the eye and been like, ‘It's the greatest thing that's ever happened.'"

As for the timing? "I think it's biological," he adds. "I'm 30. I'm not that young, right? I'm not, like, 24 or 22. I'm no longer in the phase of my life where I talk about everything as in the future. Like, I'm in the future."