Andrew Londyn - March 25,
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What would Grindr be like if it offered opportunities to actually connect with people rather than just react according to our base instincts? This book about Grindr aims to do just that. For far too long, gay men have moaned and complained about gay dating apps, and yet they feel powerless to do anything about it. Grindr and app culture have radically transformed how members of the gay community interact, and while finding dates has become easier, it seems as if finding anything of substance has become nearly impossible. Were just surviving apps like Grindr, rather than using them to live fully in the moment.Grindr Survivr is a book designed to give readers a guide on how to find happiness in the new age of dating apps. It gives readers a thorough understanding of how Grindr is changing the gay scene, and by extension, how such apps have changed each of us as individuals. Often, we arent even aware of how deeply weve been changed by these apps, but we cant expect a different result until we look at ourselves, our behavior patterns and our community and resolve to transform all of them.Grindr users are encouraged to follow the Gay Commandments that every gay man should live by if Grindr users want to find relationships of substance (or even merely stop suffering and worrying about what happens online). The Gay Commandments arent preachy at all, but rather they are a call to interject a moral baseline into online behavior but all the while the book gives honest and humorous anecdotes from his own personal dating experience. The authors not afraid to reveal his own failings in order to help readers learn from his mistakes. The Gay Commandments also include numerous action points that are that are designed to give readers new insights and new results (rather than just stating an overwhelming problem and not giving you anything to do about it). Readers will laugh and see themselves in the authors unique and wry perspectives on gay dating.Dating apps like Grindr and Tinder are here to stay. Its time to stop surviving these apps and start using them to thrive.
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Preface: Congratulations!
So heres the good thing about buying this book and opening it up. By merely buying this book and beginning to read this, you are miles ahead of everyone else. Thats not meant as flattery, but its a simple truth. Most guys online arent thinking critically about what theyre doing or why theyre behaving in a certain way. They just do the same thing over and over again, but theyre expecting a different result. Well, guess whatthats the definition of insanity!
We log onto Grindr secretly hoping for a different result, but we get the same thing over and over again. You may have tried other appsmaybe Surge, Tinder or OK Cupid, and yet youre still single and frustrated.
Well, heres the good news: the fact that you took action says a lot about you. Most gay guys just go through the motions on Grindr over and over. You tried Grindr or other apps. Things didnt go so well, but rather than giving up, you went out and looked for a new tool to give you a new perspective. Thats 50% of the battle right there!
A very wise woman once told me, When people really want a change, theyll make it happen. A lot of people say they want a change, but their actions demonstrate that theyre secretly quite content to keep doing the same thing over and over again. Alternatively, many gay guys may not even realize that there is a problem: they may find Grindr annoying at times or they may sense that something is off about the gay community, but their analysis never goes any further. But in this case, ignorance isnt bliss. You, the reader, recognize that something is not just a little wrong, but REALLY wrong with the way the gay community is now treating itself. You probably went to Amazon, read the reviews, and thought Ill give this a shot. And that takes courage!
Keep that mentality throughout the book. I try to be funny and honest without being disrespectful, but at times, Im going to propose and suggest radical things. These concepts might be uncomfortable or upsetting, but try to keep an open mind. Think of this book as an ugly coat in your favorite retail store. At first, it looks weird, and its not your style at all. But maybe you try it on, look in the mirror and you discover that it makes you look like James Dean. Keep this attitude throughout the book. Dont read it passively. Yes, this book has a lot of tips and techniques, but I am also going to encourage you to do a lot of soul searching. And I can promise you that you will NOT like everything that you see. Its going to take balls to look at yourself critically, but youre going to do it anyway. You may be a sloppy bottom, but youve got more balls than the manliest top. And its that type of mindset that makes you a cut above the rest.
So give yourself a pat on the back, because its the only one youre going to get for a long time. This book, if read correctly, should feel like a roller coaster. So strap yourself in and dont be afraid to scream.
Part I of the book analyzes the problem with Grindr and dating apps as I see them. You cant really change things unless you see the problem for what it really is. You have to see how they affect gay men as a community in order to find ways to fix the damage.
Part II is where I call my readers to live by a higher code. You cant force other gay men to grow up, but you can look in the mirror and start working on yourself. If enough people start changing, then thats when awesome things are possible. Im not nave enough to think that my book will exorcise every gay mans inner demons, but Im hoping that spending half of the book looking at yourself will help you make better dating decisions and, hopefully, help you find happiness.
Part III is more general dating tips, recommendations, and observations. Its probably what you thought this book would be about. But as it doesnt involve working on yourself or helping the gay community, I put it last, knowing that my readers may not finish the whole thing. But if some critical thinking and self-reflection scare the crap out of you, feel free to return the bookor you can just read the sections designated as tips. Its my commitment that all my readers get something of value from this book.
Introduction: Why Write a Book About Grindr?
So you might be asking yourself, Why would anyone write a book about Grindr? Maybe this guy is crazy or just wants to rantor both. But the main reason Im writing a book about Grindr and online dating is that the apps are fundamentally changing the gay community.
Gay life, as we have known it, is completely different from what it was just a few years ago. In some ways, change is good. Although there is still a lot of homophobia around the world, I think its fair to say that by and large around America and Europe, homophobia has declined (at least somewhat) over the past twenty years. In many Western countries, gays now have non-discrimination laws and marriage equality. Again, there is still much more to do, but we have come a long way. So much so that gay teenagers and gays who are increasingly coming out dont see the need to go to gay clubs. Why segregate themselves when their friends are open and accepting (whereas 15 years ago they werent)?
Remember that movie 21 Jump Street? A re-make of a 1980s cop TV show where Johnnie Depp got his big break. The movie starts with Jonah Hill, the loveable yet plump side-kick, recalling his days in high school around the year 2000. He was frequently bullied and called faggot. But when hes forced to go undercover in a modern high school in 2012, he tries to playfully use the word fag to fit in with the cool high-schoolers. They react with OMG and disapproval. Homophobic bullying is suddenly no longer cool; its taboo. So lets champion progress where we can.
But on the flip side, as gays find more acceptance in the straight community, gay establishments such as bars and clubs no longer have a monopoly on gay customers. In fact, many of the gay bars are closing down. Recently, my local gay bar closed down, and I got a little choked up. At least half of all of my first dates took place at this one establishment. And all of a sudden, it was gone. More and more gay bars are just disappearing. And to those of us who grew up in terms of our gay identity going to them, its a bit sad.
Of course, thats not to say that straight bars and clubs are booming while only the gay ones wither away. Straight people have their own dating apps and dating sites. And from a health perspective, more and more people are adopting healthy living that includes less drunken nights out, less smoking, and more Pilates, yoga, and weight training.
But the key difference between gays and straights is that before Grindr and the rise of apps, the gay club was the undisputed epicenter of gay life. Straight bars and clubs were never the epicenter of straight life. Straight men could meet straight women anywhereat a bar, at university, at work, at a coffee shop. Because straight people are in the majority, effectively all establishments where socializing can occur are potential places to find a mate. And because society was far from welcoming to gay people, the primary place to meet gay guys was in a gay establishment. Thats not to say that two gay guys couldnt look each other up and down and find each other in straight establishments, but there was always an element of Is this guy really gay? If hes not, am I in danger?
Gay bars and clubs were our only safe space for decades. And just so the PC police dont pull me over, let me say that Im aware that gay clubs are not always safe spaces. Homophobic men can and do terrorize gay men by attacking gay clubs: the Pulse nightclub in Orlando is a prime example. But this doesnt detract from my broader point: by and large, gay men found solace and community primarily in gay clubs. And while that wasnt perfect, I think the community element was a good thing for gays.
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