boundary between action and reaction

Many a times I feel useless for being unable to do anything.
When people confide to you about their problems, most of the times they hope that you can come up with an effective solution for their problems. When you are unable to, they won't feel angry because not everyone can generate solutions so easily, especially problems with regards to human relationships, but they would be, well, disappointed.
That's why I feel useless, because I can't generate solutions to most problems people tell me, probably because my life is so good that I don't face such problems and so don't have the experience.
"I feel sad for you" is not always the response people want to hear. But, that's probably the few responses I can give.
I want the people I like to like me back, so I always try to help as much as I can, or try to meet up to their expectations. I know that I'm supposed to let people like the real side of me, but the real side of me might not always be likable.
One of my greatest weaknesses is that I fear rejection so much that I refuse to face it. I hide away from it, try to cover it up, pretend it's not there, but slowly and surely rejection seeps in, and I'm left standing there with a smile on my face and a hole in my heart. That's why, I seek emotional support more than anything else. I don't care if you cannot come up with a good solution to my problem, I just need to feel that you will always be by my side when I need it. Problems can be solved some time later.
Quoted from gc "The defining characteristics of fanyi is the lack of logic and common sense." Maybe I am, who knows.