Abuse has no place in love.

      Jasmine Villegas is 19 years old. She is an underground singer and also appeared in the music video "Baby" by Justin Bieber. Jasmine was in an abusive relationship for over a year and finally spoke up and left that relationship. Later, she made a music video, "Didn't Mean It," telling the true story of her relationship with her boyfriend . “What he ‘didn't mean’ was all the times he put me down, all the verbal and emotional abuse. It’s all the negative things he said and did including the times he physically abused me,” explained Jasmine about the title of her song. "Nearly 15 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from a dating partner in a single year.One in three adolescents in the U.S. is a victim of physical, sexual, emotional or verbal abuse from a dating partner.Only 33% of teens who have ever been in an abusive relationship have reported it " according to Jasmine Villegas. " Her advice to people in an abusive relationships is that it NEVER gets better. She explains, "I tried to believe that things would change for the better but it only got worse. My advice would be to go to organizations likeLove Is Respect and research how you can get help. There’s also a hotline number you can call 24 hrs a day 1-866-331-9474 to speak to someone who can help you. You can also text “loveis” to 77054. Overall just remember that you have to take action and get out! You can’t ignore the situation, it will not go away." She's not the only one giving advice. LikeLove is also there to support people.

Likelove is a website that gives advice. It teaches people signs to look out for if they think they are in an abusive relationship. Likelove also gives online advice of being digitally abused. "Happy and healthy relationships are built on open, honest, and respectful communication, both online and off. If your partner harasses you via text, steals or pressures you to give them your passwords, or gets angry when you don’t respond to them immediately, you could be experiencing digital abuse. Your not in this alone, people nationwide are going through the same thing your going through." 



Jasmine Macias is an example of a victim of  being in a abusive relationship and found help on likelove. A lot of things went through her mind before she left. Eventually, she told her story of  her abusive relationship and she found the strength to leave.  Abusive relationships NEVER get better if anything they gets worse. So if you are in a abusive relationship or know someone who is, just know your not alone. Dont wait till they "didnt mean it".

Links belowhttp://act.mtv.com/posts/interview-jasmine-villegas-didnt-mean-it/
http://www.loveisrespect.org/#sthash.uQT9oMBk.dpuf
http://youtu.be/xP3dDgjcDsY