User blog comment:SpongeGuy12/To those of y'all complaining on Clyde's crush on Lori.../@comment-35267485-20180127184456/@comment-35267485-20180127230137

@BigFan well what'd you think, Dipper is 1/2 main characters in that show, of course there's more to him than just falling for a girl

as for Clyde, he's more of a side character, which makes the gag(s) more logical, but you're right, it's been going on for way too long