The relationship between Cloud and Tifa

[Pivi]

You're allowed to theorize, but I really think you should back up your theories. Why should I believe that?

Read Case of Tifa unbiased, and You will see romance in there.
Actually, the problem is, that You (and most of the biased Clerises and Clotis) want to see something in the compilation, and actually, they see it, because they twist everything in their liking (note that biased Clerises and biased Clotis are behaving the same here).
That's why I do not agree with the biased Cleris theory and the biased Cloti theories.
I read CoT, and it was very clear that Cloud wanted to move on with Tifa, he showed affection to her, but he actually can't move on because of Aerith's memory. And I think he will move on, because he let go of Aerith romantically in the movie.

You don't have to believe in it, I do not want to convince anyone that my theory is the truthness, because in the first hand, there's no official truthness-theory, it was stated by Nomura.
I respect every theories that are not close-minded, but I do not care this much about the compilation, it's just a video game. Some people take this too seriously, and overanalyzes everything.

In Reminiscence, Cloud was on the phone with Tifa in the flower fields, yet Cloud told Tifa that he was making a delivery in Midgar. So it looks to me like he's still keeping things from Tifa.

Now that's the twisting I talked about.
Everytime You see a flower field, it has to connected to Aerith somehow. No, I don't think so.

Are you so sure he'll change now that he's not depressed?

Yes, very much.

Where did it say that Cloud left the 7th Heaven when Cloud realized he was hurting them?

And when was it stated anywhere that he's in eternal romantical love with Aerith, and everything he does, has to do anything with Aerith...?
Nowhere. That's what I was talking about, there's nothing that clearly states anything, and everything is based on interpretation.

Moving out hurt Tifa even more. Why would he do something that hurt her even more if he wanted to stop hurting them?

Being with Tifa, when Cloud is depressed hurts Tifa and the children much more, than being away. Yes, it hurts them that he's not with them, but his depression and behaviour hurts them even more, if he's with them, thus he leaves. At the end of CoT, Cloud smiled at Tifa with a lot of care, and after that he left. That was the time, when he realised that he has to go away to not hurt his family more.

So what makes you think he'll move back in with Tifa?

Oh, simply the fact (in my opinion), that he does not have to feel depressed because of Aerith, and becuase he let go of her romantically. Now his feelings for Tifa can evolve. And I never said that it will.

I think if SE wanted us to think that Cloud and Tifa became a couple after AC, they would have shown Cloud riding Fenrir back to the Seventh Heaven and taking Tifa into his arms. That would have confirmed that Cloud now realized that Tifa's the best thing that ever happened to him and that he had treated her badly during CoT.

If SE would do that, they would lose a lot of fans, who supports the CloudxAerith couple, and they did not wanted to do that. Actually, they supported the CloudxTifa and the CloudxAerith couple also, so every fan can interpret anything he/she likes.

Nomura said that the AC title song of Calling plays during a very important scene in the movie.

Errr, why do You think that a "very important scene" has to do anything with romance...? The last scene showed how Cloud is free, and how he can answer the phone with his friends, without his struggle and depression. Where is the romance here...? Yes, I think it's an important scene, but nothing romantic.

Let's not forget that Tifa actually dissaproves of Cloud's delivery service. Yes, she doesn't like him doing the delivery service. Why? Because it takes him away for long periods of time. It annoys her.

Well, it's his job, he can't do anything about it. I don't see what it has to do with incompatibility, I have a similar job (being a musician and touring in the country), and my girlfriend acknoledged it.

Does that seem like a healthy, compatible relationship to you?

Well, this only reinforces my theory that they're not yet a couple, because of Aerith's memory. Cloud can't move on, before he lets go of Aerith (what he does at the end of the movie in my opinion).

No, I do not see this has anything to do with guilt or depression.

Oh, but I'm pretty sure of it.