How come everybody here is pro Cloti?
I think a more accurate assessment, based on my years in this forum, is that Cloti is the most popular Cloud pairing here on TLS, while some people still prefer Clerith and some people are indifferent or like both.
As for why people like one or the other? That can be explained on countless levels of analysis, the same as with any preference.
The simple explanation, for me, is that Tifa lives. There is a future there. Clerith does indeed hold merit and there are reasons to emphasize the special bond between Cloud and Aerith. But Clerith represents to me more what *might* have been had Aerith lived, while Cloti is the actual end result.
What I observe is that Clerith is, in general, the more popular pairing. Or am I wrong?
I don't think anybody has gathered data on the matter, nor is it certain how one would gauge the popularity. Ergo it's easier to assume that the pairing's popularity depends on where you go: Like-minded people tend to gather.