solutions

ever think about why people always want to give you a solution when all you want is to vent? there's this person in my life (and no it's not my husband or a family member or even a close friend), but this person is still a person in my life who is there a lot for some reason. i vent, she/he vents, we all vent. but when i vent, i don't want answers, unless of course i say, "what should i do?" or "what do you think?" or just plain "help!" but this person is relentless with the solution offering. and it's so matter of fact. like duh, you idiot. why are you talking about this, when the solution is so obvious? if it was a consoling solution, more like "hey, think about this" i might be more open, but instead i'm left with the duh/idiot look not having a solution or a comeback except to stare, which has been proven time and time again to be ineffective.
perhaps solutions are obvious, but it's not always about that. sometimes, it's just talking and conversation and making a point. no solution needed.