I Don't Get Neelix and Kes

[Sophie74656]

(chakoteya.net transcripts)
TANIS: I suppose we were like you once. Innocent, naïve. But when Suspiria brought us here three hundred years ago, she began to teach us how we could become stronger than we ever could have on the homeworld.
KES: Suspiria. Is that your Caretaker?
TANIS: We don't think of her as a Caretaker. Her species is actually called the Nacene.
KES: Then you do know her. Where is she?
TANIS: Nearby. But she's so different from the entity you knew. He was only interested in maintaining the status quo. He kept our people servile and weak. Suspiria taught us to develop our psychokinetic skills that had lain dormant for so long. We have abilities far beyond anything you can imagine.
KES: Like what?
(The plants grow rapidly. Buds become blooms, seedlings fully grown vegetables.)
TANIS [telepathically]: We can enhance life. And that's only the beginning, Kes. I have to return to the station. We'll talk again.

So there you go. The caretaker was holding them back

 

[Paradise City]

Suspiria is a sinister character. Telling porkies like Lore told porkies to Data.

The Caretaker is an overprotective parent essentially. That the Ocampa remain children is not by calculation but by excessive coddling. It's clearly depicted that The Caretaker feels responsible which is why he stuck around.

 

[Prax]

In my head canon, Suspiria and the Caretaker are none other than Sylvia and Korob.

 

[Refuge]

The idea that the Caretaker and Suspiria were mates seemed like a marriage that had gone wrong. I mean she left him to look after the kids so she could go and explore. Then got all mad when she thought Voyager was responsible for his death, but yes, only after Voyager came to her.

 

[JeffinOakland]

The physics?

love doesn't obey the laws of physics

 

[TheAdmiralty]

Chewie and Han were never romantically involved.

Pure speculation on your part.