On Sun, 20 Apr 1997, Redneck Gaijin wrote:

Furthermore, Ranma has made it blatantly clear he doesn't want to marry
ANYBODY yet- something which Shampoo ignores completely.

	Does anyone (Ukyo, Kodachi, Akane, _Genma_) not ignore said fact?

Akane.

Let's be fair, folks.

Ukyou is also fairly considerate of Ranma's wishes not to marry; she's not
trying to force him to marry her - just to convince him NOT to marry
Akane.  Trying to convince him she's the better choice, in the LONG run.

In fact, of the girls hitting on Ranma, Shampoo rates more in the Kodachi
level.  She's persistent, does not comprehend the words 'no' or 'go away',
is willing to go to -any- lengths to eliminate her competition...  Ukyou
and Akane at least have senses of fair play, and Ukyou will at least think
things through before pounding her opponent as flat as an okonomiyaki.

Additionally, other than the Reversal Amulet storyline, has Ranma ever
expressed any interest in Shampoo other than saving her life when she's in
trouble (when Bakeneko was transforming Shampoo permanently into a cat to
be his bride comes to mine)?  And note that Ranma, with his strong sense
of honor, will rescue -any- girl in distress?  Of all his suitors, the
only two he's ever consistently expressed any feelings for are Ukyou and
Akane.

Now, I'm willing to yield the point if someone can give me a good reason
why Shampoo is more likely than either of those two. ^_-

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