All Comments on 'The Pareto Efficient Relationship'

The intermingling of intellect and libido made for first class erotica. Aren't to many people who can pull that off (as it were).

You treated us to a succulent, savory story and for that I'm grateful. I can't wait to read your other stories.

GE

I love the story, I love the characters, I love the clever repartee and teasing between them, and I love, love, love your writing. Great use of language; wonderful cadence to it all. I'm a university professor, albeit not an economist, and I also really enjoyed your portrayal of university life. Thank you! I can't wait to see your next submission.

I know I had a sneak peek and I'm glad to see this up. Nice job! Who says economics can't be fun?

This is erotic literature! The story was engaging. The sex was some of the hottest I have ever read and was well paced. I fell in love with Goldenrod. Michael isn't good enough for her ;)

You have a great talent.

and I don't just mean the vegan cake!

I enjoyed the teasing and the edge between the two of them, it made things a lot of fun.

Thanks, ohio

There's probably a lovely story buried in there, if the reader could ignore the rhetoric about alternative energy sources. The simple fact is that the presently known alternative energy concepts are not viable. If all government intervention were removed, whether to promote or to defeat, the marketplace would decide what was worthy of consideration. But so long as government subsidies (often in the form of tax incentives or direct payments) are involved, the fact that none of them is economically viable and is unlikely to be so, within the next hundred years, indicates that they are nothing more than attractive showpieces with virtually zero value. The lone exception is nuclear energy, which would work if it weren't hamstrung by government policies. (And no, I don't think Chernobyl or the current Japan crisis is indicative. There are other problems with those which do not justify scrapping our own research and capabilities.)

In My Humble Opinion.

Goldenrod rules! Michael had better get his best game on for her. Great story, believable, warm, human, really erotic (not just sexy)--Tatyana, you got it all!

The praises for this story are more eloquent than anything I can write; suffice it to say this is the best I've read in awhile.

This is just fantastic - I smiled so much while reading it! While I'd go crazy trying to be with someone like either of them, they're perfect for each other and your writing makes that so clear. Great stuff!!

... google for "geolibertarian". The best way to have both social justice and economic efficiency is to rent or sell the public resources (land, oil in the ground, trees in the forest, etc.) for all the traffic will bear to the people who can most efficiently exploit them, rather than giving them away to people who just wanna have fun, er, be rentiers.

Anonymous: Check out the Price-Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act some time. Modern businesses need insurance, and nuclear power plants were judged too risky not by the politicians but by the _underwriters_. If we need nuclear energy, and in the medium term we may, let's get us some thorium pots instead of vulnerable and dangerous LWRs and BWRs.

I'm taking a course on Game Theory right now and your story had me laughing at the fabulous jokes and horny over the great sex. Keep up the excellent work!

I really liked this story a lot. The sex was hot and it was well written. Good luck in the contest.

What a great title for a book. There's no way it can live up to expectations after that, surely?

Anyway, no 80/20 principle here - I one-hundred-percent liked that. :) Great plot, great sex and a fantastically written story!

I loved it. Thank you.

Geek vs. Hippie; Vegetarian vs. Omnivore; Academic vs. Activist... and no man vs. woman... BRILLIANT!!!

The humor was wonderful, there was some license with the econ (I am a Penn / Wharton gal) but it worked so well... The writing was wonderful, the imagery was great, the sex was beyond hot!

It is wonderful to see such an intelligent, humorous (especially to those of us with way too many years in Academia i.e. social science... 'pseudoscience'), and well written (technically and artistically) piece! Good luck in the contest!

Enjoyed the story so much. Dialog sparkled and the characters shone brightly.

Thank you

Many thanks for the story.

A perfectly enjoyable story told with impeccable loyalty to the peculiarities of the characters.

I intend to read all your stories whenever they appear.

While I found myself lost in the economics of the piece, and admit to having looked up a few terms, a few times - *laughs* - I loved how the two balanced out each other out in the end. Those two will never have to worry about not having something to talk about. Steamy too! Goodluck!

~Luna

It really is an "in good fun" story and I loved it. Thanks for sharing

of course I had to go back and read my other favorites among your stories.

This one is SO good, tickling the mind as well as the libido (as if there were a difference)!

Reading this is Pareto efficient, if you know what I mean. Thank you very much.

Some real thought dressed up as comedy!

Delightful banter and warm characterisations. As with your equally charming "Vive la Corse" this tale is rendered with a wealth of detail that lend it texture and bring it to life.

Eagerly anticipating your "Seven Years Since the Motel" multi-parter to see how it compares.

I feel like I was just force-fed an econ 101 class. The story had an interesting premise but all the economics jargon completely distracted me from it. This story might be better placed in the WSJ.

Brilliant! And funny!

Wonderful, intelligent, sexy fun.

Excellent play with economic analysis in a highly literate piece of erotica. I imagine that Goldie will be internatizing Michael's externalities, if you get my drift.

Anthony Michael Hall played Farmer Ted (the geek) in 16 Candles, not The Breakfast Club. He played Brian Johnson in The Breakfast Club.