Some members of our society are as a matter of course, mocked, patronised, pitied and culturally oppressed because they cannot or will not conform to the romantic norm – they are single.

Are they deviations from the Darwinian compulsion to pair up, or liberated from the capitalist and religious chains of the permanent monogamous relationship?

Sarah was joined by a single man, a single woman and a therapist to look at the positives of flying solo. Her panel was:

• Enda Donnellan, interfaith minister and organiser of Conscious Concert Ireland at the RDS,
• Orla Barry, presenter of the Green Room, every Saturday night at 9pm on Newstalk, 
• Prof Jim Sheehan, Professor of Family Therapy in Diakonhjemmet University College, Oslo and a family, couple and individual therapist in private practice in Dublin.

The show is available below, and you can download it as a podcast - search for 'Talking Point panel discussion' on your podcast app. You can continue to let us know your thoughts on Twitter: @talkingpointnt.