You shouldn't ignore your partner.
Brad is in the middle of playing a video game when his wife Christie asks him a question.
Brad wants to finish playing his video game.
Brad pauses his video game and answers Christie's question before returning to finish playing.
Brad ignores his wife and pretends like he doesn't hear her so that he can keep playing his game.
Christie is relieved to know the answer to the question and happy that Brad is responsive.
Christie gets upset that Brad is ignoring her and storms out of the room.