I remember being threatened by her father. I was sitting at her kitchen chair and he came down and (this was the first time he met me) delivered a threat about beating the crap out of me if I messed around with her.
I then stood up and found I was close to a foot taller than him, and broader at that, and the delivered my favourite line.
"My dear sir, I have been threatened with death by a machete-wielding Zulu, been charged by an elephant, and stared down the iron sights of an AK47 at point-blank range. I understand you love and want to protect your daughter, but please rest assured that there is nothing on this continent that could possibly unnerve me."