living in the heart of the Mormon Corridor (idaho, utah, western wyoming, arizona), most of my neighbors prep in some fashion - we talk about gardening, canning, food storage, etc as normal everyday conversations. In fact today at church I plan on cornering a few about their solar arrays.
but as far as a girlfriend who preps on purpose - I have one. she lives about an hour or so away, and she is a prepper. wish she lived closer.