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Why do you think you see all these stories, based on the anime, that pair up 
Kuno and Nabiki, and Ryoga and Ukyo?  There's no real evidence for these in 
the manga (at least I haven't seen any), but it just makes everything "neater" 
if all the relationships get resolved without introducing new characters as 
love interests - look at the resistance to Konatsu and Akari (to a lesser 
extent).

Actually, There is good reason for Ryoga and Ukyo to get together. 
One of my friends here at college played the entire Ranma 1/2 series,
movies and OAV's, and when it was all over, I was hooked.  One think I
remember clearly however is the "Haunted Cave" where Ukyo and Ryoga
both team up to get Ranma and Akane to go through the cave together.
(So they can be split up.)

While they may have been oblivious to how well they worked together,
Many people agree with me that they make a good match.  It would make
an interesting Fanfic, but I'm currently working on something else.

C'mon, this is Ranma for crying out loud!  Anything can happen!  Or
was the pendant that made Shampoo hate Ranma just a figment of MY
imagination?

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