Originally posted by: soapwatcher1
True about Radha & Krishna and no affront intended in my explanation given below.
Krishna was married to Rukmini who was Mahalakshmi herself. Radha on the other hand was Krishna's childhood friend (cousin almost), older than him and though there are versions of Radha loving and pining for Krishna as a common girl in love, theirs was always a platonic love, Radha's yearning for Krishna is intended to portray the longing of the soul to become one with the Atman or Universal Soul (God).
There are many modern "love" versions of the Radha Krishna but the story as was taught to me was always the above. The gopikastris in Gokul who all longed for a sight of Krishna also denote the eternal longing of the human soul to attain moksha or become one with the Lord. Krishna's love for them is also interpreted as the love of the Omnipotent for His creation.
That said, ARVI do look together and seemed made for each other until these past God awful tracks :) Not sure if they will be united but it was great while it lasted.