Hana Nobel

Illustration by Amanda Medress Polyamory was never on my radar. Growing up on the East Coast, I hadn’t even heard the word. I had questioned the idea of forever monogamy but had rarely heard this idea expressed publicly. But when I moved to San Francisco, I found that many people in my new community identified as polyamorous or had done so at some point. I ignorantly assumed that “poly” was synonymous with “open relationship,” but with more transparency about sex.

5. You scoff at Mexican food anywhere else. 6. Earthquakes aren’t a big deal. 7. You’re familiar (and kind of okay with) CalExit. (After all, you have a lot of produce, national parks, beaches, cultural centers, and other resources to be pretty self-sustainable.) 8. You grew up with organic/free-range/non-GMO/gluten-free/vegan options on most menus. 9. You’ve gone skiing and to the beach in the same day. 10. You’re not experienced driving in rain. 11. At least one celebrity went to your high school. 12.