CMV: Giving unsolicited advice is almost always more about the advice-giver than the person receiving it My view is that when someone offers advice that wasnt asked for, the primary driver in most cases isnt genuine concern for the other person. It's the advice-giver's own discomfort with the situation, their need to feel useful or knowledgeable, or their implicit belief that they understand the other person's life better than the person themselves does. I'm not talking about emergency situations where someone is clearly in danger and doesnt have the information they need. I'm talking about the everyday version: someone mentions a problem they're dealing with, or makes a choice the other person doesnt agree with, and advice immediately follows. "You should try therapy." "Have you considered just leaving the job." "That diet actually isnt great for you." In most of these cases the person giving advice hasnt asked whether the other person wants advice. They havent asked what kind of support would be helpful.…