She keeps her heart guarded because she feels broken inside.
Her past romances have screwed her up, they have given her baggage too heavy to carry.
She is worried about walking into the same kind of situation that broke her heart before.

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She keeps her heart guarded because she has trust issues she is struggling to overcome.
It is difficult for her to believe that anyone is serious about wanting to stick in her life.
She keeps her heart guarded because she has grown comfortable being alone.

She is used to waking up beneath the bed covers alone and cooking for one.
She is used to beingthe single girl, the unattached friend.
She keeps her heart guarded because she feels broken inside.

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Her past romances have screwed her up, they have given her baggage too heavy to carry.
If shes being honest with herself, she isnt really sure if she is ready for love.
She is not sure if she can handle all that it entails.
They will have the ability to walk away with a piece of her.
They will have the means to shake her confidence, to destroy her happiness.
She keeps her heart guarded because she isnt sure if she believes in monogamy anymore.
She has her doubts about everlasting love.
She keeps her heart guarded because she doesnt want to get accustomed to having someone new in her life.
The last thing she wants is to get abandoned by someone that means the world to her.
She keeps her heart guarded because she has apoor self-image.
She cant imagine anyone ever falling for her.
She cant imagine a life of true love when heartbreak has been her reality.
She assumes that anyone that enters her life is eventually going to get bored and leave her behind.
She keeps her heart guarded because she thinks that she is better off that way.
It is her way of protecting herself.
It is her way of avoiding the emotional pain that relationships bring.
She is terrified of handing her heart over to the wrong person and paying the price for it.