On Thu, 3 Jul 1997 SlayerNext@aol.com wrote:

In a message dated 97-07-03 14:16:46 EDT, someone on the FFML wrote:

[snip!] 

Maybe I should explain my reasons here.  As I understand it Ukyo is living as
a man because of Genma's dishonorable actions.  Because he stole her dowery,
she became a burden upon her family (I'm talking traditional Japanese views
here.  

Yes and no.  Ukyou lived as a male so that no one could hurt her again 
and to make it easier to get her revenge.  She mentions the shame of 
losing the dowry, but it is always secondary to the humiliation of being 
abandonded.  On the available evidence Ukyou doesn't care much about the 
loss of her dowry.

The Ranma bunch are VERY old-fashioned IMHO.)  In order to remove this
burden, she's living as a man.  This explains why she still wears a guys
school outfit after her "comming out" battle with Ryoga. 

Actually it's just her habit.  Ukyou supports herself and does dress more 
feminine at times - she's not a burden to anyone and just seems to prefer 
her normal form of dress.  And she would have to redo most of her wardrobe 
to change it, a fairly expensive operation.

As I understand it
there are two way that Ukyo can relieve this burden permenantly.  First she
can go through with the original engagement and marry Ranma.

Ukyou stands up and applauds the idea.  What does the author think an 
appropriate date would be? ;-)

Second she can
be adopted by another family as a girl and they can provide the dowery.

Feasible - but as said earlier, Ukyou has never been terribly interested 
in recovering the dowery.

 Since the first option is out in my story,

Oh?  So you are going to try and rationalize Ranma giving up being a man 
to marry the transformed Akane then.  You'll need to work at it.

Ranma makes the offer for the
Saotome's.  He's sure that he can "persuade" Genma, and doesn't think that
Nodaka would have any trouble with the idea. 

I must agree with this.  The Saotomes would go along with the idea with 
minimal difficulties.

Why does he do this?  So that
Ukyo doesn't have to live as a man any more.  He wants to give Ukyo back the
rest of her life.

Hmmm...  I can even accept Ranma's motivations.  Although I will state 
that Ukyou cannot really be considered to be living as a man, while she 
wears masculine clothing, when on duty at "Ucchans" she is quite clearly 
female.  There is a difference between wearing male clothing and living 
as a man.

Alright, with those reasons, would she accept?

Unless there is something in the background you haven't mentioned...

Not a chance.

Ukyou want's Ranma, by accepting this offer she is forever giving up any 
chance of being his wife.  There is no reason while Ukyou could not 
remain friends with Ranma without this and the background you are 
inferring cries out for Ukyou to keep herself available.

I can see Female-Ranma marrying a male-Akane, but I cannot imagine it 
working out in the long run.  They would both end up trying to be the 
"man of the house".

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