Never ever give a man advice unless he asks for it. But tell him that you have confidence in his ability to solve things.
We men must feel that we are capable of resolving our own problems and we see discussing these problems with others as taxing that person. We will not even bother our best friend, unless we thinks that friend might know a better solution.
When a woman tries to get a man to talk about his feelings or problems, he resists because he considers this as a criticism or is afraid that she thinks that he is failing and that she has a better solution for him. In reality her goal is to give him a better feeling. For a woman, offering advice is equivalent to building trust in a relationship.
