I often hear it from dads of young girls, or men who want to have children someday.

If they have a daughter, they will do their best to scare the crap out of her boyfriends, and that way, their little girl will be treated with respect. Because apparently, when you’re afraid of your girlfriend’s dad, there’s no way you’d try to sleep with her, and you’d, of course, marry her eventually instead of leaving her for another girl.

This is the intro to an article I wrote for Elephant Journal. For the full version, please click here!