As usual, very well said.
That's a very good point. I can understand why someone who's never been into moe, or drama, or romance, and has always been a hardcore action fan for instance, doesn't enjoy a series like CLANNAD. I can also understand how a fan of those aforementioned genres finds CLANNAD to be a very good show, just not thier favourite. However, it always came as a surprise to me that someone who IS a fan of these genres, hates CLANNAD.
And It must have been your point. I too can relate to one or two shows that became at least a tiny little bit less favourable to me, because they ended with the wrong couple. Some were even action shows.
Ah, a Kotomi route would've been more enjoyable to this viewer. Or even better !! a Sanae-san route