Maynard is right to criticize versions of "guard your heart" that shame women for having failed relationships or that promise a life without pain in dating. Proverbs 4:23 makes no such promise.

Guarding your heart and trying to protect yourself from being hurt is only damaging you. It's okay to be afraid of love, but don't let it discourage you from happiness.

The Buoys' single 'Guard My Heart' immerses us in that, exposing the vulnerability of coming to terms with watching someone leave and taking their love with them.