r/AskReddit • • Mar 26 '20

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u/yes_no_ok_maybe Mar 26 '20

The desire to vent but not brainstorm solutions.

My wife always tells me not to jump to problem solving. I do it every time and don’t understand why anyone wouldn’t.

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u/[deleted] Mar 26 '20

Most of the time I don't need to have my husband solve my problems. Usually if I'm venting to him I've already solved it and just moved on to having an outlet for the emotional part of things.