Why does the antipodal tide happen?

Question

It makes sense to me why there is a tide facing the Sun and a sublunar tide, but why is there a tidal bulge on the opposite side of the Earth too?

In: Planetary Science

Answer 1

There is a tide on the side of the Earth facing the Moon because the gravitational pull on the water is greater than that on the Earth so the water is pulled away from the Earth.

But this is also true of the Earth and the water on the side facing away from the Moon: the gravitational pull on the Earth is greater than that of the water, so the Earth is pulled away from the water.