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Love shouldn't hurt. It can bring on a lot of emotions being in a relationship but fear and pain should not be words used to describe any relationship. I have had some cruddy experiences with relationships. I dated a guy who yelled at me all the time and made me feel like I was worthless. Emotional abuse can be just as bad as the physical abuse, in my opinion. I have shared before about my experience with domestic violence when I dated a guy who actually thought it was ok to hit me.

October is domestic violence awareness month. Domestic abuse affects 1 in 4 women in the US. That's a statistic I wish I was not a part of. No one (male or female) should have the ability to make their partner feel like less of a human being or to physically hurt another person. I do my best to help support those who want to help those being harmed by domestic violence. Of the programs I support I have added HopeLine® from Verizon. You can help support victims and survivors of domestic violence by going purple, the color of Domestic Violence Awareness. This October, in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, visit any Verizon store or go online to purchase exclusive purple accessories, like a headset, phone or tablet case, and HopeLine® from Verizon will donate $1 (up to $100,000) to the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

HopeLine phones serve as a vital link for survivors and help keep a private line of communication open to family, friends and/or employers. Help HopeLine take action against domestic violence by helping them reach their goal of 1 million phone donations by the end of 2015. Simply drop off your wireless phones, chargers and accessories, from any carrier, at a Verizon store and help support victims and survivors of domestic violence.

Giveaway

SheSpeaks and Verizon will provide an LG Tone Pro Wireless Stereo Headset, valued at $69.99, to one Mama Bee Does reader. To enter this giveaway just leave me a comment in the comment section at the bottom of this post. Giveaway is open to US residents only.

This is a sponsored post for SheSpeaks/HopeLine from Verizon.