This is the type of thing i would allow to play out before forming an opinion on it. If i had a close friend and went thru the situation that is being described, my initial reaction with be sympathy and i would suspect that something embarrassing happened and that was the reason for the confusion.
In the event i found out that it was just a lie for no reason, yes, i would be annoyed.
That's the reason nothing has been said yet. Unfortunately, he's fallen off the face of the Earth, so finding out the truth seems to be harder than I had originally thought...
I'm just that guy that spends all his time printing.... T-shirts, banners, vinyl, etc.
"Speed has never killed anyone, suddenly becoming stationary.... that's what gets you"