Breakups can be rough, from big arguments to silent sobs into your tub of ice cream, there's no denying your heart and ego can feel a little bit bruised.
Anyone still feeling a little resentment towards their ex might be dreading Valentine's Day coming up with the heart shaped chocolate and red roses plastering the supermarket shelves.
A zoo in Toronto, Canada, could help heal that wound as they've offered people the chance to name a cockroach after their ex this Valentine's Day. Jilted lovers have pounced on the chance to get this last laugh with the zoo being inundated with requests.
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The name-a-roach campaign at Toronto Zoo Wildlife Conservancy gives people a chance to dedicate one of the critters to their former lover for £20.
It's not just exes who can be the target of this as the cockroaches can be named after bosses, old best friends, a neighbour, or any other pest too.
Toronto Zoo's cockroach campaign reads: "Roses are red; violets are blue… Is there someone in your life that’s bugging you?
"Give them goosebumps by naming a cockroach in their honour this Valentine's Day."
Scorned lovers could name one, or more, of the zoo's cockroaches by filling in a form online "in honour" of the person of their choosing. They will then receive a digital certificate with the roach's name, and even a shareable digital graphic.
Unfortunately for anyone looking for a Valentine's Day pick me up, the zoo has now closed the competition after so many people wanted to take part.
A whopping 450 people had applied to name a cockroach with the funds going to the zoo's conservation research. Many more praised the scheme ahead of the most romantic day of the year.
Jennifer Brown said: "Where do I sign up? I got a long list."
Sheridan Adams added: "My ex-husband already has that nickname along with toxic maggot."
Yasmin Gonzalez joked: "Finally someone has found a reason for their existence."
"Absolutely love the concept, brilliant," said Kerry Murray.
But not everyone was onboard as Karen Tuomi blasted the campaign as "absurd" along with others.
A spokesman for the zoo said: "The Toronto Zoo and the Toronto Zoo Wildlife Conservancy respect all creatures – big and small.
"Cockroaches play a very integral ecological role in their rainforest homes by helping to decompose forest litter and animal faecal matter and are, in turn, food for many other animals.
"Despite their hair-raising reputation, cockroaches undeniably play a vital role in the sustainability of plant and animal habitats."
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