I think some people like to imagine what they’d do in a similar situation and others just want to be heard. I can’t imagine many hair stylists get to go on a lot of vacations or eat out a lot. The ones in our area don’t seem to from the way they talk. My husband’s dad loved,to give advice. When he did, I’d ask him why he’d do things that way. We’d usually end up in a conversation about his life and situations he’d encountered. Sometimes I followed his advice, but mostly not. It didn’t really matter. He was a worrier, and once he felt we’d considered all the options he was happy to leave us to our decisions.