diff --git a/nostr/client/client.py b/nostr/client/client.py
index c931b87..16cf96a 100644
--- a/nostr/client/client.py
+++ b/nostr/client/client.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from ..message_type import ClientMessageType
 from ..key import PrivateKey, PublicKey
 
 from ..filter import Filter, Filters
-from ..event import Event, EventKind
+from ..event import Event, EventKind, EncryptedDirectMessage
 from ..relay_manager import RelayManager
 from ..message_type import ClientMessageType
 
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ from . import cbc
 
 class NostrClient:
     relays = [
-        "wss://lnbits.link/nostrrelay/client"
-        # "wss://nostr-pub.wellorder.net",
+        # "wss://lnbits.link/nostrrelay/client"
+        "wss://nostr-pub.wellorder.net",
         # "wss://nostr.zebedee.cloud",
         # "wss://no.str.cr",
     ]  # ["wss://nostr.oxtr.dev"]  # ["wss://relay.nostr.info"] "wss://nostr-pub.wellorder.net"  "ws://91.237.88.218:2700", "wss://nostrrr.bublina.eu.org", ""wss://nostr-relay.freeberty.net"", , "wss://nostr.oxtr.dev", "wss://relay.nostr.info", "wss://nostr-pub.wellorder.net" , "wss://relayer.fiatjaf.com", "wss://nodestr.fmt.wiz.biz/", "wss://no.str.cr"
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ class NostrClient:
         # print(f"Nostr public key: {self.public_key.hex()} ({self.public_key.bech32()})")
 
     def post(self, message: str):
-        event = Event(self.public_key.hex(), message, kind=EventKind.TEXT_NOTE)
+        event = Event(message, self.public_key.hex(), kind=EventKind.TEXT_NOTE)
         self.private_key.sign_event(event)
-        message = json.dumps([ClientMessageType.EVENT, event.to_message()])
+        event_json = event.to_message()
         # print("Publishing message:")
-        # print(message)
-        self.relay_manager.publish_message(message)
+        # print(event_json)
+        self.relay_manager.publish_message(event_json)
 
     def get_post(self, sender_publickey: PublicKey, callback_func=None):
         filters = Filters(
@@ -80,42 +80,23 @@ class NostrClient:
         while True:
             while self.relay_manager.message_pool.has_events():
                 event_msg = self.relay_manager.message_pool.get_event()
-                print(event_msg.event.content)
                 if callback_func:
                     callback_func(event_msg.event)
             time.sleep(0.1)
 
     def dm(self, message: str, to_pubkey: PublicKey):
-
-        shared_secret = self.private_key.compute_shared_secret(to_pubkey.hex())
-
-        # print("shared secret: ", shared_secret.hex())
-        # print("plain text:", message)
-        aes = cbc.AESCipher(key=shared_secret)
-        iv, enc_text = aes.encrypt(message)
-        # print("encrypt iv: ", iv)
-        content = f"{base64.b64encode(enc_text).decode('utf-8')}?iv={base64.b64encode(iv).decode('utf-8')}"
-
-        event = Event(
-            self.public_key.hex(),
-            content,
-            tags=[["p", to_pubkey.hex()]],
-            kind=EventKind.ENCRYPTED_DIRECT_MESSAGE,
+        dm = EncryptedDirectMessage(
+            recipient_pubkey=to_pubkey.hex(), cleartext_content=message
         )
-        self.private_key.sign_event(event)
-        event_message = json.dumps([ClientMessageType.EVENT, event.to_message()])
-        # print("DM message:")
-        # print(event_message)
-
-        time.sleep(1)
-        self.relay_manager.publish_message(event_message)
+        self.private_key.sign_event(dm)
+        self.relay_manager.publish_event(dm)
 
     def get_dm(self, sender_publickey: PublicKey, callback_func=None):
         filters = Filters(
             [
                 Filter(
                     kinds=[EventKind.ENCRYPTED_DIRECT_MESSAGE],
-                    pubkey_refs={"#p": [sender_publickey.hex()]},
+                    pubkey_refs=[sender_publickey.hex()],
                 )
             ]
         )
@@ -159,6 +140,5 @@ class NostrClient:
         while True:
             while self.relay_manager.message_pool.has_events():
                 event_msg = self.relay_manager.message_pool.get_event()
-                print(event_msg.event.content)
                 break
             time.sleep(0.1)
diff --git a/nostr/relay_manager.py b/nostr/relay_manager.py
index 191f5bd..c2ac29b 100644
--- a/nostr/relay_manager.py
+++ b/nostr/relay_manager.py
@@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ from .message_type import ClientMessageType
 from .relay import Relay, RelayPolicy
 
 
-
 class RelayException(Exception):
     pass
 
 
-
 class RelayManager:
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.relays: dict[str, Relay] = {}
         self.message_pool = MessagePool()
 
-    def add_relay(self, url: str, read: bool=True, write: bool=True, subscriptions={}):
+    def add_relay(
+        self, url: str, read: bool = True, write: bool = True, subscriptions={}
+    ):
         policy = RelayPolicy(read, write)
         relay = Relay(url, policy, self.message_pool, subscriptions)
         self.relays[url] = relay
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ class RelayManager:
         for relay in self.relays.values():
             relay.close_subscription(id)
 
-    def open_connections(self, ssl_options: dict=None, proxy: dict=None):
+    def open_connections(self, ssl_options: dict = None, proxy: dict = None):
         for relay in self.relays.values():
             threading.Thread(
                 target=relay.connect,
                 args=(ssl_options, proxy),
-                name=f"{relay.url}-thread"
+                name=f"{relay.url}-thread",
             ).start()
 
     def close_connections(self):
@@ -53,11 +53,12 @@ class RelayManager:
                 relay.publish(message)
 
     def publish_event(self, event: Event):
-        """ Verifies that the Event is publishable before submitting it to relays """
+        """Verifies that the Event is publishable before submitting it to relays"""
         if event.signature is None:
             raise RelayException(f"Could not publish {event.id}: must be signed")
 
         if not event.verify():
-            raise RelayException(f"Could not publish {event.id}: failed to verify signature {event.signature}")
-
+            raise RelayException(
+                f"Could not publish {event.id}: failed to verify signature {event.signature}"
+            )
         self.publish_message(event.to_message())