Hey Pivi!!

May I intrude on this discussion a little bit more?

Quote Originally Posted by Pivi
The blushing scene, the holding scene, and nearly everything before he got geostigma and his depression.
Should I quote them out of Case of Tifa?
Can I mention the Cosmo Candle scene, the laughing scene where Cloud is amused, and even smiles at Aerith's humor, and--dare I say-- the default date with her? Can I mention the handreach scene, the scene where-- according to your way of thinking, (no offence)-- the woman Cloud loves is in his arms, and Cloud talks about a completely different woman, and trying/thinking of meeting her in the Promised Land?

And for the biggest question, how do you know that he can communicate with Aerith and that he sees Aerith sometimes?
(SPOILER)In AC, she appeared to him quite a few times in a couple of days... or was it one? I forget.

Is there any incompatibiltiy with Tifa...? No, there isn't.
It really makes sense. Cloud changed his behaviour suddenly. What happened to him? He contracted geostigma. So in the first hand, he felt depression not only because of Aerith's death (don't forget that when they first visited Aerith's grave in CoT, Tifa was the one who cried, and he was the one, who tried to calm her), but because the effect of geostigma.
Cloud changed his behaviour suddenly. Because of Geostigma. Makes sense. By why did he move to the Church? Can you answer that for me?

Tifa cries, because Aerith and Tifa were best friends. There was no rivalry, and no Tifa and Aerith bashing. They were wonderful friends, and for a woman to cry is not rare. Cloud is the sort of man who holds back his emotions, even though he did cry and get upset when the actual killing took place. He held Aerith close when she died, he was grieving, and even Sephiroth was surprised he showed emotion.

He had those feelings in FF7, yes. But in AC...? I don't think so. Well, I'm pretty sure that he has some romantical feelings inside him (he did not let her go yet), but it's not the same feeling as it was in FF7, and Cloud's depression only came when he contracted geostigma.
If that statement is correct, then I am obliged to say that he can't have anything romantical toward Tifa at all. He is single.

And anyway, if Aerith managed to move on from Cloud, then Cloud should be able to move on from Tifa...

If that's the case, then why did Cloud behave like he did in the first part of CoT...? Why was he optimistic, why did he want to start a new life with Tifa, Marlene and Barret, why did he show some affection towards Tifa (blushing scene in CoT, for example), and why he changed suddenly...?

A romantical love that never dies, is much like Vincent's and Lucrecia's love, but not like Cloud's and Aerith's. Vincent is behaving much like the one, who'll never love another woman romantically, but Cloud is not.
True Love is the same, but comes in many forms. Cloud and Aerith shared more than special moments, thought they were cute moments. ^_^

Aerith could visit Cloud in dreams, she reached out to him, and even worked with Tifa to help Cloud get back on his feet when they entered the Lifestream. Those are just examples.