Most people just want to be listened to. If you truly want to help just being a sympathetic ear is “the solution“, not what you imagine the “logical approach” t

Most people just want to be listened to. If you truly want to help just being a sympathetic ear is “the solution“, not what you imagine the “logical approach” to be. Most people hate being given advice they didn’t ask for. Even when they ask they probably don’t actually want advice and probably won’t take it. If I feel super compelled I phrase it something like this: “Do you mind if I tell you what worked for me in that situation?” And I don’t push it at all.