In one of the chapters from his “blogsperience,” Confessions of a Diarrhetic: Lessons of Love, Life, and the Ocean, he puts it this way: We fundamentally disagree about the role of biology versus socialization, nature versus nurture, in influencing the ways that men and women tend to act. I love that we can disagree so much and still laugh and enjoy one another’s company.īut sometimes it gets pretty heated, like when we talk about the nature of men and women. It’s a part of our friendship, and it’s (almost) always respectful and ends with a hug. Whether about economics or politics, religion or vegetarianism, we argue. I love my friend Nathan, but we disagree about pretty much everything. A close-up of two people’s elbows touching, with one person’s hand reaching out to the other’s arm.