I can actually see Ukyo going even further and rubbing Akane's nose in 
the fact that Ranchan is with _her_, not Akane. This is not to say, of 
course, that she would not regret it later.

	I'm afraid I have to disagree.  Shampoo or Kodachi would most certainly
gloat to Akane if they were with Ranma, but Ukyou cares too much for
Akane as a friend and Ranma as her finacee to be so cruel.  I do believe
she might wait until Akane was gone and try to get the mood back again,
but she wouldn't blindly send Ranma off to find Akane just like that. 
She likes Akane, but not enough to risk losing her Ranchan.

Errr... Since WHEN has Ukyou shown ANY sign of being a friend of Akane?
She's as much of a friend of Akane as Shampoo is ... They both eat (with
Ranma) at the resturants, at time ... they don't try to kill Akane ALL
the time ... So does that mean that Shampoo is Akane's friend?

Kun-chan...