"I Want to Get Married".. A Girl from Port Said Tops the Trend and Receives 2000 Messages

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A girl from the Egyptian governorate of Port Said named Asmaa Saleh has sparked widespread interaction on social media after she announced via her personal Facebook account her desire to get married and start a family.

The story began when Asmaa wrote a post stating at the beginning: "I want to get married," explaining that she has reached a stage in her life where she has a genuine desire to establish a family and live in a stable relationship with a life partner.

She also clarified that the nature of her work and her social circle limit her opportunities for natural acquaintance, as most of her relationships revolve around children and mothers. Therefore, she decided to ask people close to her to recommend a suitable person for her. She confirmed that she is not looking to marry just anyone, noting that she has ambitions she seeks to achieve, and that she is currently studying a new field at university, wishing to continue her studies until obtaining a doctorate, in addition to working on a project she aspires to develop.

She also emphasized that she desires a partner who appreciates her ambitions and sees them as part of her personality, not something to be abandoned or diminished, pointing out the importance of each party having their own life and ambitions, with both parties able to support each other and grow together.

After the post went viral and became a trending topic on social media, Asmaa revealed that she received about 2000 messages from men wanting to marry her, but she confirmed that she did not respond to any of them. She explained in media statements that her idea was misunderstood compared to the goal she intended, emphasizing that she was not inviting men to approach her directly, but rather wanted to express her desire to start a family and convey the idea that a girl can be ambitious and successful while also wanting to marry and build a stable life.

She also stated that some social media users turned her post into a "trend" and presented her in a negative light, considering that what happened reflects, from her perspective, a societal view that makes a girl hesitant to announce her desire to marry.

Asmaa had clarified in her original post that she did not want her invitation to turn into a door for random communication, stressing that nominations should come from people she knows and trusts. She confirmed that a nomination for her does not mean she is obligated to accept, explaining that if there is no compatibility, she can simply refuse the nomination, and she may see that the person could be suitable for one of her friends.

She also warned against direct communication with her from strangers due to the post, emphasizing that her announcement of her desire to marry does not mean opening the door for private messages from anyone she does not know.

Additionally, she confirmed that a girl's announcement of her desire to marry does not mean she is abandoning her principles or asking girls to wait for men to propose, but rather it is a clear expression of a desire to build a life with a suitable partner.

Social media transformed Asmaa's post from a personal message into a widely discussed topic, after her direct approach to talking about marriage sparked a debate about how society views a woman's announcement of her desire to connect and start a family.

While part of the interaction focused on the idea of a girl publicly expressing her desire to marry, Asmaa attempted in her subsequent statements to clarify that her main message was broader than just looking for a groom, and that she wanted to express a desire she sees as natural in building a family, while also maintaining her personal and academic ambitions. She emphasized that what she ultimately wants is a suitable life partner, not just marriage for the sake of marriage, and that compatibility and mutual support are essential parts of her vision for the relationship.