Not with My Daughter!: A Dad's Guide to Screening Dates and Boyfriends

Every father experiences the anxiety of knowing that one day his daughter is going to do the inevitable and start dating. In addition to cleaning his shotgun, he can become her date’s worst nightmare by also arming himself with the body language and interview skills necessary to figure out who the potential boyfriend is in less than ten minutes.

In Not with My Daughter!, Terry Vaughan gives dads vital information on how to decode the gestures, facial expressions, and verbal statements of all prospective boyfriends. With two daughters of his own rapidly coming of age, Vaughan realized he couldn’t water-board every new boyfriend who came through his door. He came up with strategy that all dads can use to effectively “interview” and accurately assess the new men in their daughters’ lives. With Terry’s help, dads will learn how to

• Master the checklist of items that will accurately assess the boyfriend within seconds
• Recognize how his utilization of space and volume could be indicators of aggression
• Uncover words that are used to hide something and those that reflect sincerity

Based on his extensive military training, Vaughan provides dads with the skills and information they need to interpret what kinds of signals boyfriends are sending out, and then do something smart and positive with the information.

Terry Vaughan is a former British Royal Marine Commando and now travels the world as a professional speaker, trainer, and consultant on the topic of body language and nonverbal communication. He is also a self-defense instructor and a competitor on the History Channel’s competitive shooting show, Top Shot. He lives with his wife, Carol, and their son and daughters in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.