From Boys to Men: A Journey Through Masculinity

[S2 E2] Back on the Grind(r)

Naveed Season 2 Episode 2

Before Grindr, there were Craigslist M4M personal ads — and that’s where I first started chasing anonymous hookups. In this episode, I revisit my relationship to cruising apps and fast sex through a somatic lens.

We explore:

  • How Grindr conditions the nervous system for urgency and disembodiment
  • The collapse and numbness that can follow fast, ungrounded sex
  • And the craving for deeper contact underneath it all

This isn’t a takedown of queer hookup culture — it’s an invitation into honesty, curiosity, and embodied awareness.

Let’s unshame what’s real.