Is this question relevant to the situation?

No, the question isn't relevant. It was a bit silly of him to ask, but assuming he came to help (willingly) I wouldn't let it upset me too much.

Your question reminds me, though, of something that happened to me once. Our car ran out of fuel on a lonely road, and my husband had to walk to the service station and back, about an hour altogether. I was pregnant and stayed in the car with our other three small children. We played games, and stayed safe until his return. When at last I saw him walking down the track towards us with the fuel can, I unlocked the doors. He didn't realise I had JUST unlocked them, and roused on me saying "You should have kept the car locked while I was gone! You've got $1000 in that wallet!!" (I had earlier been to the ATM to withdraw the money for some baby goods we were buying). I was absolutely speechless that he was so hell-bent on protecting that $1000, and made no reference to the safety of me, our unborn child, and our other three beautiful children that were with me.

That's just men for you! They don't think like us. Well sometimes they don't think at all really do they. Gotta love them though!

First off, as a guy I'm a little offended at all the people that assume the husband did this to the wife in this scenario. I for one am in a relationship that I think my fiance (female half) would do this to me. In saying that, no I don't think there's anything wrong with that. He or she was just asking what you're doing there. I don't think it's a big deal.

Emotion doesn't always make us act rational. Maybe he was just being an angry git.

What matters more is what he does when that passes. Some people are genuinely good and helpful after their blind emotional first reaction. You don't have a problem until that second reaction turns out to be useless.

Yes, that question is irrelevant... and stupid. "What were you doing at the shopping center??" - "Uh, shopping?"

If it was a weird scenario - like what you described, or if they were somewhere guilty and lied about where they were going - then yes, I would ask. Otherwise, no.

Maybe he just did not want to go off on you for what happened and therefore looked for something to say which was neither mean nor nasty or accusing.

Be happy if he bailed you out and leave it at that.

Too funny :) Nope, it's irrelevant. Just get here with the spare key and ask retarded questions later :)

Im sure he would have still helped you he just wanted to know what you were doing there... I dont see anything wrong with that, its not like you got into a wreck, you were fine, just locked out.

It is a question that is bound to pop out after hearing the story but the answer is not relevant to your helping them or not.

Sounds like there are some serious trust issues. Especially if the first question isn't "Are you and the kids ok?".

Plus who locks all of that **** in their car???

it is irrelevant and it's hot, so he should get his **** over to the shopping center to open the damn car.