I adore this one. I have it at 7 right now (my top group - I'm in the process of bumping and this will definitely go up). I wish for something different where the hands and woman's head meet - a little separation, maybe? - and in the amount of space at the top - too much above the picture BUT you sure don't want to cut the statue's head any more. That said, this is obviously not one of those situations where you could move around unobtrusively and look for the slightly different angle. And the expressions and postures of the man and woman, laid in against that wonderful piece of art as they are and in combination with the stylized statue - well, they are priceless. I really hope you are the kind of person who likes to play around with things later. I would for sure get rid of the name tags (though they fit the story, they are imo more distracting than helpful) and I really think it would be quite possible to move the statue back and shorten it a bit.
Top 10% for me. Already voted and commented; back to bump.
Reading other comments after roll-over. I thought of strangling, too - but the angle isn't quite right for me for that. Maybe it could be, though :)
I think this shot is interesting. But the star of the show - and the one worthy of a portrait all by himself is the man on the left. Love his clothing ensemble, pose and expression in this B&W!