Men almost always want a bigger television. By that I mean not only bigger than the woman in his life wants, but bigger than the one he already has. Most of the exceptions to this rule are men who on principle refuse to have a television in the house at all, and those happy few who have already maxed out what the house can accommodate. And of course his idea of "accommodate" is not the same as hers.
I recall a meeting a few years ago, attended by three or four men and three or four women. We were waiting on our boss to start the meeting and one of the women began to complain about the tug of war she was having with her husband, who wanted to replace their tv with a much bigger one. All the women sided with her. All the men sided with her husband, even though I personally would not feel more than a momentary pang if told I could never watch television again.
Our boss, a woman, arrived in the middle of this conversation. She and her husband have no children and live in a house that could probably contain any two houses belonging to the rest of us. Taking in the subject, she said, "I'm fighting that battle with my husband, too," and joined the rest of the women in wondering "What is this thing with guys and the monster tv?" The men of course were saying "All that room and you don't have a home theater?"
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