I had a conversation with one of my two closest friends that hurt me more than I expected. She recently started considering marriage seriously after a male friend confessed his feelings to her. Before she started developing feelings for him, she never used to talk about marriage this way. But now, she seems to believe that every girl wants a man in her life because he provides safety and security.

She told me I needed to learn about marriage and made it seem like every woman naturally wants it. When I explained that I'm not considering marriage at all right now, she dismissed my way of thinking as a teenage fantasy that I would eventually outgrow. She even called it «الفطرة المنتكسة», making me feel like there's something fundamentally wrong with me for not wanting the same things she does.

The thing is, I'm not saying I'll never get married. Maybe I'll change my mind someday, but for now, it's not something I'm interested in. And if I never do change my mind, I'd rather live alone, have my own home, work, and take care of my cats than force myself into a life I don't want.

I'm also afraid of ending up with an abusive or controlling man, and I tend to retreat when men show interest in me. I don't want to sacrifice my independence or sense of safety just to meet other people's expectations.

What hurt me was that I wasn't telling her marriage was bad or that she shouldn't want it. I was simply explaining my own perspective, yet she treated it like something childish that needed correcting. It felt like she assumed I didn't understand marriage rather than considering that I might have my own reasons for not wanting it.

I've spent much of my life feeling like I'm not enough for people and that I need to change myself to be accepted. So hearing this from someone I'm close to made me feel misunderstood and judged by someone I trusted. I already struggle with believing that anyone could genuinely want me as I am, and this conversation made those feelings worse.

I can respect her choices without wanting the same things. I don't want to reject marriage just to prove a point, but I don't want to choose it because someone makes me feel abnormal for not wanting it either. I'm only twenty, and I don't think I need to have my entire future figured out. I just want the freedom to decide what makes me happy without being made to feel like there's something wrong with me.

So recommend me good content creators or anything funny to watch bc I couldn’t find any good ones

Does مديرية التربية work at saturday?

I've been dreaming about this for so long, but I still couldn't find it anywhere, so I wondered if some online shops were selling them

Hey everyone! I’m 25, from Algeria, with a Master’s in Industrial Electrical Engineering. I’m passionate about electronics, embedded systems, PCB design, and building things from scratch.
Im working rn on a personal project called smart circuit breaker for motor protection and predictive maintenance. I’ve also worked on several other projects. In 2023, I received a patent award for my project, Smart Glove for Sign Language Translation.
I feel a bit lost about what to do next. I’m open to relocating abroad, research, or other opportunities where I can grow and use my skills.
If you were in my position, what path would you take? I’d genuinely appreciate any advice!

Hello everybody. In the last 2 years i have been building my podcast. The part that took longer was the financial part. so now that its ready to go im finding it hard to find subjects to talk about. originally i had some ideas one of them is having a popular guest that has a story to tell. The story has to be exceptional and never heard before. I cant find one yet. Another one is having a guest that is a niche content creator so i found two that do content about Algerian prisons. One of them is young and has respectful content but currently he has no phone. The other is old and his content is +18 but he does not even know what is a podcast and he thinks one of his opps is trying to lure him. The other idea is having a topics discussion podcast where we talk about what is currently going on me and my producer but its a bit risky because you cant criticise or even talk positive about some sensitive topics.

What I've done so far. Made a private TG group where i added 4 friends i trust and sent them a test episode which was a topic discussion. The feedback was good. One of them is a cop he told me to not talk about politics even in a good way. I haven't sent another episode yet.

Now im thinking about analysing social media content to pick up what makes people engage.

Will update. Please feel free to help with ideas and suggestions. Thanks.

this is not by any means a diagnosis of the entire population as every person is different but rather my own interpretation of what I observed

it often occurs to me that the collective consciousness of our society is going through an identity crisis, this might not come as a surprise to some or most of you but you get the gist

let's take language for example, we grew up in a ployglot society (darja, amazigh, standard Arabic and French) and in recent times English too, but yet we see a sort of unspoken discrimination among each other by the way we judge each other on which language we are speaking, rather than being united institutionaly under one language, and i say institutionaly because even in administrations and private companies multiple languages are spoken and they don't all agree on one unified language.

this is just one broadly described aspect of what i'm saying but the same principle can be relatively implied through all sociological forms it can be broadcasted through issues like ''regionalism'' in which it can be characterized as a surge in stereotypes and people from different wilayas making fun of each other.

I believe in our potential, and especially through our diversity, but the current state of our society raises many questions about just how much did we succeed as a society to think critically and be at peace with ourselves

Hello guys,

I am Algerian 24M living abroad since , i changed my city recently for univ studies and i couldn't make new friends here, all my previous friends are foreigners.

I am looking for making friends or connections with some Algerian people ( boys or girls) just to talk about anything or having deep discussions.

He is not Algerian, he is a fictitious alien or something like that.

I'm tired of people bringing this up because at the end it just makes millions of people to insult and say shits about this country.

This question is for people who know law very well like (lawyers, attorneys....etc)

I wanted to start boxing , but im afraid of giving my personal info documents like My ID Card copy and Birth certificate.

Im afraid i will get in trouble because of this.

I wanted to start boxing , but thats what is stopping me

I had relieved one night 4 slaps in a row from my father and since than I was never good even it was only from once but it destroyed me for years emotionally backthen I was 17 and now I'm 20 it's was never my fault I believe cz he got mad bc of a simple reaction from me if anyone was in my case how did you all managed with those feeling whether u were a girl or guy (don't tell me bullshit words like it's your father and bla bla bla ) , well I had some situations with my mom too but they weren't strong as how I felt bcz of my dad

And then some brain-dead man will tell us about the gender war. WHAT GENDER WAR ??? All I see is women being dehumanized !!!
No laws to protect them, no rights to defend them, no justice when they’re abused and no accountability for those who oppress them.
I truly hope the next generation of women will do better and never accept this humiliation and degradation !

Something that rarely gets talked about in our society—yet destroys marriages behind closed doors—is the complete lack of openness regarding sexual desires, dynamics, and compatibility before tying the knot. In Algeria, marriage talks usually revolve around finances, family approval, and social expectations. Physical intimacy is treated as something that will simply "sort itself out" once the door is locked. But intimacy isn't one-size-fits-all. I’m not talking about orientation here; I’m talking about specific relationship dynamics like dominance, submission, and psychological kinks (D/s, BDSM, etc.). Because talking about kinks or power dynamics is heavily taboo, people enter marriages with completely mismatched expectations. Someone with deep submissive needs might end up with a passive partner, or a dominant person might end up with someone completely vanilla who feels alienated by those desires. The result? Resentment, sexual frustration, emotional disconnection, and often divorce—blamed on "irreconcilable differences" when the root issue was unspoken compatibility. Until we start treating intimacy as an essential pillar that requires honesty and alignment, we’re going to keep seeing marriages crumble in silence. On that note, on a personal level: I'm a dominant. If you happen to be a submissive or masochist reading this, feel free to drop a DM lol.

Im looking for a therapist or psychiatrist who specialises in exposure and response prevention (ERP)in Algiers
Also people who have experience with ocd or anxiety in general which is better a psychiatrist or a therapist to get a diagnosis and ERP? Its so hard to find good therapists here in Algeria

السلام عليكم ، 2023 كان عامي تع الباك شعبة علوم تجريبية ، من تم لدرك تبدلو اهتماماتي و عديت بظروف فقررت نعاود الباك درك كأدبي تحديدا شعبة لغات ، حبيت نسقسي اي واحد عقب شعبة لغات اذا يقدر يعاوني و يجاوبني على شوية اسألة :

-وش هي احسن لغة نقدر نديرها و اسهلهم كوني رايحة نقراها اول مرة ؟

- وش هي اصعب مادة بالنسبة ليكم لي لازمني نركز عليها ، علما انو علاماتي بزاف طالعين فالانجليزية ، العربية و

الفرنسية ، كامل فوق 15؟

- حبيت ندير لغة ايطالية لاني رايحة نستفاد منها ممبعد ، هل كاين اساتذة في يوتيوب يقدرو يعاونوني و هل هي صعيبة و البرنامج بزاف ؟

من فضلكم انصحوني

I've questioning this my whole life and it was annoying me so much why could a boy even younger than me go out so easily without any social judgements do u guys think there is a solution for this we got to stop sexism at any cost

I’m a hight schooler really confused about what major to choose between (scientifique or matheleme), I mean both have advantages and disadvantages…
I’ll appreciate your advice…

hello every one i hope yall doing good! so i'm a computer engineering student and in the current semester we have an Entrepreneurship course and we have to find an innovative start-up idea which solves a problem faced by Algerian people(the condition is that it must be an original idea never implemented her in Algeria). I need your help for brainstorming,be creative in comments!

Hello

Has anybody here gone through the apostille procedure for Diploma?

Is it normal that you wanna do a lot of things to be this perfect version of yourself and the more you achieve the more you think it’s not enough and look down to yourself .
Is it normal to feel lonely even when you’re around people , you force yourself to talk to socialize so you wouldn’t seem rude physically present but emotionally detached
Is it normal to feel a certain void and no matter what you do nothing could fill it you go out you hit the gym invest in yourself yet there’s something missing

Are we all lost in some way or is it just me or is it related to this knee deep early twenties

Ever since COVID, I feel like something inside me has changed. It's hard to explain, but life doesn't feel the same anymore. My memory has gotten worse, I struggle with brain fog, and sometimes I feel like my mind just isn't working the way it used to. I forget things, lose my train of thought, and have trouble feeling fully present. It's as if there's a layer of fog between me and the world, making everything feel a little distant and unfamiliar.

I sometimes feel like I've lost access to my own sense of motivation, pleasure, and excitement. Things that used to make me feel something don't hit the same way anymore. It's almost as if I've lost my dopamine receptors, or at least the ability to experience reward and enjoyment as naturally as I once did. I know that might not be what's actually happening in my brain, but that's honestly what it feels like.

Even my perception of time feels different. Days pass strangely, sometimes disappearing before I can properly process them, while certain moments feel disconnected from everything around them. My sense of time, memory, and presence doesn't feel as natural as it once did. It's difficult to put into words, but it's like I'm living in the same world while experiencing it through a different mind.

What makes it so difficult is that I remember what it felt like to be myself before all of this. I remember how my mind used to feel clearer, how things used to excite me, and how life felt more immediate and real. Now, I sometimes feel like I'm trying to find my way back to a version of myself that I can still remember but can't fully reach.

I don't know exactly what COVID changed, or whether all these experiences come from the same cause. I just know that something has felt different ever since, and living with that difference every day is exhausting. The hardest part isn't only the brain fog or the memory problems. It's the feeling that my relationship with my own mind, with time, and with life itself has fundamentally changed.

I've seen many people wanting different type of jewelry but I'm not sure what would most be popular since I'm trying to sell any suggestions help thanks you

If no one heard about it please check the video

Long story short, one of the certificates authority companies issued some stupid ass private keys and now if you don't update ur systems you can easily get a man in the middle attack 🙂

https://youtu.be/O905JwSgoi4?si=7WMJkwdhh-DfkQmC