1Love Under Guard
8Chapter 6 - The Private Cost of Staying Protected
2Introduction - When Closeness Starts to Feel Unsafe
9Chapter 7 - Love in a Culture of Defensive Selves
3Chapter 1 - Guardedness as a Way of Life
10Chapter 8 - When Protection Becomes Identity
4Chapter 2 - Why Modern Intimacy Feels Riskier
11Chapter 9 - What Intimacy Still Requires
5Chapter 3 - The Logic of Emotional Risk Management
12Chapter 10 - The Risk We Cannot Eliminate