If you’re still struggling with consent just imagine instead of initiating sex you’re making them a cup of tea. Simple really.  And brilliantly explained in this two-minute video that ANYONE can understand:

Eve Ensler (born May 25, 1953) is an American playwright, performer, feminist and activist, best known for her play The Vagina Monologues.

Ensler was born in New York and is Jewish. She reports having been physically and sexually abused by her father when she was a child.

When I put out a call to friends, fans and followers on the Amazing Women Rock Facebook page, I'm often delighted with the response.

“I'm writing a blog on good reasons to leave bad love relationships,” I wrote this time. “Anyone have any useful thoughts on that?”

I combined fan wisdom and mine and came up with this list of seven solid reasons to get out when love goes bad:

Are you one in a billion?

I am. So are girls like Malala Yousafzai, and women worldwide just like you.

But you don't have to be shot at to to be brave. But you do have to make your voice heard. Watch the video. Share the link.

Updated January 30, 2016: Thank you once again Margaret Moth for a life will lived. You are remembered.

Susan's update, March 21, 2010: CNN reports that Margaret Moth, a woman whose courage almost defied belief, died today at the age of 59.

I posted her story here in September 2009, when I first learned of her and her amazing life.