Search Results: i am venting

So I know I'm late to this, but I've never noticed how much guys will try to "fix" your problems when you vent to them. My boyfriend is very guilty of this, and I even have to tell him beforehand that I'm just venting, not necessarily looking for a solution but I do appreciate that every time I have problems, he's jumping on a solution to help me.
Guys also seem kinda offended if you're not dating, let's say just friends, and you talk to them about problems. Apparently that's "friendzoning", which is confusing to me. Because I've never gotten upset or bothered by a female or male friend telling me their problems. I don't only talk about positive things with friends because life isn't always rainbows and sunshine.
Talking about your problems is helpful to me. I don't always have to have a solution right then and there. Just confiding in someone lifts some of the stress off my shoulders. I wish more men did this rather than bottle it up. But I wonder if it'd be helpful to them if they did? I wonder why more men don't. As a bartender, I remember a lot of dudes confiding in me very serious issues - divorces, cancer, loss of family members etc. And I always wondered why they "needed" to drink in order to begin venting?

My question is, do men vent or talk about their problems? To who do you vent to? Do y'all find it helpful? Why or why not? And if it's not helpful, what other coping mechanisms do y'all have when things get stressful?