Actress Drew Barrymore says she didn't fall in love with husband Will Kopelman at the first sight.

The `Blended` star, who married the art advisor in June 2012 after more than a year of dating, says it took her a while to realise he was the perfect man for her, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

Reminiscing about the beginning of their relationship, Barrymore told InStyle magazine: "I mean, it was never really love at first sight. Will struck a lot of my pragmatic sides.

`He was someone who was always reachable on the phone, someone who was a classy human being, someone who had this incredible blueprint of a family that I don't have. At the same time, what I love about him is that he embodies the power of choice. He chooses to be a good person every day."

While she's now blissfully happy, Barrymore says she and her spouse are very different.

`We've made many compromises and concessions, but when it comes to how we deliver likes and dislikes, we're polar opposites. It's still really hard,` she said.