@2dye4,my guy nothing dey happen.
there is no need to worry about any consequence of this lie because your friend only has to tell the true story to scatter such a rumour.Which hospital was he hospitalised that nobody knew of
I can feel for him because 5 years ago something happened to me which I was considering posting on this site.
It was the same thing ,this girl and her family were pressuring me and even offered to foot the cost of the wedding.
I never proposed to her but she just got this idea into her head she wanted to marry me(na by force?).
One day she travelled to see me and I told her plainly I had taken enough of that crap,she started threatening me, how she would mess up my life and I told her if she wanted to kill me she was very welcome ,as I would prefer to be dead than marry her.
At that point when she saw I meant what I said ,she started crying making a scene on my street.
I never knew up till that day I had so much courage so I don't blame your friend.
The thought of having that girl hanging around me drove fear into me which turned into courage ,Your friend just chose an easier way out of a similar situation

@samsilo: i think u did the rite thing, u used courage.

2dye4: i don't know what the limits are but u guys should read this:

A friend of mine is dating this lady, though he wasn't so into her from day one (she made all the moves & did all the chasing) he later decided to give it a shot. it was cool initially until her arrogance(her folks are filthy rich) and possessiveness ( + constantly demanding marriage) became 2much. Knowing who she was, my friend knew dat dischargin her would be difficult so he decided on a desperate measure; he met with her and told her there's a truth that she's unaware of, he claimed he once had a mental condition for which he was hospitalised and that he still trips once in a while!

Guess what? it worked!! The girl broke into tears, broke off the relationship and left for London. My concern is what if this lady goes about telling everybody and anybody that he was once mad? (which she can), with the gravity of this lie, wouldnt there be consequences?

She knew you were trying to brake up with her, she had seen it coming that's why she broke it off.

And guess what? No one will believe you were once mad, when the rumor starts, because the rumor is baseless.