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Does society place too much emphasis on romantic relationships?

Valentines' day promotes coupledom and the social assumption that everyone prospers with an exclu...

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07.30 12 Feb 2025


Does society place too much emphasis on romantic relationships?


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07.30 12 Feb 2025


Valentines' day promotes coupledom and the social assumption that everyone prospers with an exclusively romantic monogamous long-term relationship and that unpartnered people are lonely and unhappy.  

That’s the view of Karen Sugrue, Lecturer in Sociology and Psychotherapist who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.


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