Central Arkansas businesses offer choices for those not looking for a valentine this year

Mattison Gafner
·2 min read

CONWAY, Ark.- Valentine’s Day is sweet for some, but some central Arkansas businesses are looking to give those without a valentine this year something special too.

Kassi’s Cookies in Conway, Arkansas, kickstarted the morning with Anti-Valentine’s Day cookies with sayings like, “No thanks”, “Goodbye,” “I’m fine” and “Zero out of 10 experience.”

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Greylane also hosted a Galentine’s event this week, like many boutiques and restaurants nationwide. They also host botox, permanent jewelry, custom hat making, shopping and sweet treats and drinks.

For those who want to enjoy a night in instead of a night out, the Faulkner-Van Buren County Library has a blind date with a book or single awareness films ready for you to grab at the door.

“We have movies on display that highlight romance, but we also have a number of titles that highlight sometimes it’s better to be single,” McGraw said.

According to Daily Business Review, “Many family law professionals and their clients would agree that there is never a right time to experience the stress, emotional strain, and financial toll that is part of divorce proceeding, but recent reports show that there is a 40% increase in divorce inquiries leading up to and following Valentine’s Day- making it by default, the divorce time of year.”

“So Valentine’s Day is a great thing for most couples but there are those couples that are right on the edge of getting along or calling it quits,” Micheal Sutterfeild with Law Offices of Michael U. Sutterfield said.

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But if you still can’t get over your ex, the Little Rock Zoo has you covered; a donation to the zoo will let you name a cockroach after your ex to be eaten by a reptile as a tasty sweet.

“We just realized that Valentine’s Day wasn’t for everyone, so we wanted to take a chance to let other people experience the joys of some of those Valentine’s Day treats,” Carolyn Smith with Kassi’s Cookies said.

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