diff --git a/src/gui/views/goblin/mod.rs b/src/gui/views/goblin/mod.rs
index a0f587f..769d671 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/goblin/mod.rs
+++ b/src/gui/views/goblin/mod.rs
@@ -662,10 +662,15 @@ impl GoblinWalletView {
 									w::avatar_any(ui, &handle, &npub_hex, 28.0, hue, tex.as_ref());
 									ui.add_space(10.0);
 									ui.vertical(|ui| {
-										// Smaller so the npub/handle stays on one line.
+										// Scale the handle to its length: short @names get a
+										// big, legible size; a long npub shrinks to stay on
+										// one line.
+										let len = handle.chars().count() as f32;
+										let handle_font =
+											(20.0 - (len - 6.0).max(0.0) * 0.7).clamp(11.0, 16.0);
 										ui.label(
 											RichText::new(&handle)
-												.font(FontId::new(11.0, fonts::semibold()))
+												.font(FontId::new(handle_font, fonts::semibold()))
 												.color(t.surface_text),
 										);
 										ui.label(
diff --git a/src/gui/views/goblin/send.rs b/src/gui/views/goblin/send.rs
index 0895ebf..24e7311 100644
--- a/src/gui/views/goblin/send.rs
+++ b/src/gui/views/goblin/send.rs
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ impl SendFlow {
 			});
 			std::thread::spawn(move || {
 				let hue = data::hue_of(&hex);
-				let profile = service.and_then(|s| s.fetch_profile_blocking(&hex));
+				let profile = service.and_then(|s| s.fetch_profile_blocking(&hex, &key_hints));
 				let res = match (known, profile) {
 					// Already a saved contact — trust it.
 					(Some((name, hue)), _) => LookupResult::Found(Candidate {
diff --git a/src/nostr/client.rs b/src/nostr/client.rs
index 13e6385..7947abe 100644
--- a/src/nostr/client.rs
+++ b/src/nostr/client.rs
@@ -162,18 +162,26 @@ impl NostrService {
 		self.keys.clone()
 	}
 
-	/// Fetch a pubkey's published kind-0 profile over the connected relay
-	/// pool (one shot, short timeout). `Some` means the key is a live nostr
-	/// identity; `None` means no profile is published (new/anonymous key) or
-	/// the relays were unreachable. Blocking — call from a worker thread.
-	pub fn fetch_profile_blocking(&self, hex: &str) -> Option<NostrProfile> {
+	/// Fetch a pubkey's published kind-0 profile (one shot, short timeout).
+	/// `Some` means the key is a live nostr identity; `None` means no profile is
+	/// published (new/anonymous key) or the relays were unreachable. `hints` are
+	/// extra relays to dial first — the profile may live only on the target's own
+	/// relays (NIP-65/gossip), which we won't otherwise be connected to. Blocking;
+	/// call from a worker thread.
+	pub fn fetch_profile_blocking(&self, hex: &str, hints: &[String]) -> Option<NostrProfile> {
 		let client = self.client.read().clone()?;
 		let pk = PublicKey::from_hex(hex).ok()?;
+		let hints: Vec<String> = hints.to_vec();
 		let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
 			.enable_all()
 			.build()
 			.ok()?;
 		rt.block_on(async {
+			// Dial the target's own relays so their kind-0 is reachable even when
+			// it isn't mirrored to any relay we already hold.
+			if !hints.is_empty() {
+				connect_relays(&client, &hints).await;
+			}
 			let filter = Filter::new().kind(Kind::Metadata).author(pk).limit(1);
 			let events = client
 				.fetch_events(filter, Duration::from_secs(10))
@@ -434,6 +442,11 @@ impl NostrService {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// NIP-17 delivers to the RECIPIENT's relays, which may differ from ours;
+		// dial any we don't already hold so the gift wrap actually reaches their
+		// inbox (otherwise `send_*_to` errors "relay not found" / never arrives).
+		connect_relays(&client, &urls).await;
+
 		let res = tokio::time::timeout(
 			SEND_TIMEOUT,
 			client.send_private_msg_to(urls, receiver, content, tags),
@@ -474,6 +487,8 @@ impl NostrService {
 			}
 		}
 
+		connect_relays(&client, &urls).await;
+
 		let res = tokio::time::timeout(
 			SEND_TIMEOUT,
 			client.send_private_msg_to(urls, receiver, content, tags),
@@ -550,10 +565,17 @@ impl NostrService {
 				return;
 			}
 		}
+		// Any DM relays we've already learned for them are the best hint for where
+		// their profile lives (their messages came from there).
+		let hints = self
+			.store
+			.contact(sender_hex)
+			.map(|c| c.relays)
+			.unwrap_or_default();
 		let svc = self.clone();
 		let hex = sender_hex.to_string();
 		thread::spawn(move || {
-			let Some(profile) = svc.fetch_profile_blocking(&hex) else {
+			let Some(profile) = svc.fetch_profile_blocking(&hex, &hints) else {
 				return;
 			};
 			let Some(nip05) = profile.nip05 else {
@@ -756,6 +778,23 @@ async fn nym_socks_ready() -> bool {
 	)
 }
 
+/// Add + dial every relay in `urls` so a targeted send reaches relays we don't
+/// already hold (NIP-65/gossip: the recipient's relays may differ from ours).
+/// `add_relay` is idempotent and `try_connect_relay` returns once connected or
+/// the timeout lapses; dialed concurrently so a slow relay doesn't stall the rest.
+async fn connect_relays(client: &Client, urls: &[String]) {
+	let dials = urls.iter().map(|url| {
+		let url = url.clone();
+		async move {
+			let _ = client.add_relay(&url).await;
+			let _ = client
+				.try_connect_relay(&url, Duration::from_secs(12))
+				.await;
+		}
+	});
+	futures::future::join_all(dials).await;
+}
+
 /// True when at least one relay has completed its handshake.
 async fn relays_connected(client: &Client) -> bool {
 	client