I'm Alex, 29 years old and have been doing erotic massages for two years.

I grew up in Portugal and moved to Vienna with a freelance translator career in mind, but I have always found sexuality fascinating. How do different bodies respond to different forms of intimacy? What makes a sexual exchange pleasurable? How can erotic moments be an opportunity to heal from shame and find connection? I did not expect to turn to sex work as a place to explore these questions, but a friend’s stories about her own erotic massages opened up that option. She spoke of the joy of giving pleasure and of feeling valued for her skills. Eventually, I decided to try it myself. After my first massage I wrote to her “I think I found my calling”.