>That's because he thought he'd found a girl that cared for him in spite of
>his curse, something that Akane didn't know of yet. 
But I thought he loved Akane.  If you love someone you just don't dump them
when something different comes along.  I mean seriously.

>Take a look at the Secret Sauce story.  It's a prime example of Ranma
>lying/being cruel to Ukyou.  Heck, he even tries to beat her up.
You know I do beleive that Don has covered this one.

>He's engaged to her, and he isn't actively trying to nullify the
>engagement, so therefore he's got a responsibility to solve the problem.
Yokay.  I don't really see him as engaged to her.  Given it's more
valid than Kodachi's claim to him, but I don't see tribal law from China
in the slightest being binding in Japan.

Though that's just me.

>He definitely has a few character flaws, though the stuff he
>does to Ranma is always justified.
I don't think so myself.  Not always justified.

>Ranma is okay here and there, but mostly, he's scum.
Hmmm....switch okay and scum and you have a true statement.

Olin