I'm not going to let my girlfriend have a tv in the kitchen
Why wouldn't you want a tv in the kitchen?
I don't want a tv in the kitchen.
That's fine, everyone has things that they want a certain way. You two should communicate and see if you can reach a compromise about this issue.
Why do we need to communicate? I don't want a TV in the kitchen.
I hear what you are saying, it's just that most people would find a way to compromise in situations like these.