Actually, about Nabiki's initial enthusiasm -- I suspect that has nothing to do with romance, and everything to do with property rights. Whoever marries Ranma inherits the dojo, and presumably the land on which it's situated, which could -- if one were so inclined -- probably be sold to someone interested in putting it to better use. For money money money.
But then she finds out that he's a freak, and she decides that she's not willing to put up with that crap when she can probably come up with some other ways of getting cash. Like selling photos of his girl-type form to the guys, and so on and so forth.
(This is, to my mind, the best way to reconcile the later Nabiki with the early one.)
(Edit: I'm offering commentary on Ranma again. And yet hell has not frozen over. Strange.)
Chris Davies.
But then she finds out that he's a freak, and she decides that she's not willing to put up with that crap when she can probably come up with some other ways of getting cash. Like selling photos of his girl-type form to the guys, and so on and so forth.
(This is, to my mind, the best way to reconcile the later Nabiki with the early one.)
(Edit: I'm offering commentary on Ranma again. And yet hell has not frozen over. Strange.)
Chris Davies.