It's wrong to ignore your partner.
Toby his watching a big football game he recorded when his wife asks him a question.
Toby wants to finish watching the game.
Toby pauses the game to answer his wife before returning to watching it.
Toby pretends that he didn't hear his wife and keeps watching the game.
Toby's wife is happy that Toby took some time to address her question.
Toby's wife feels insulted as she's sure that Toby heard her.