Did Mendelssohn really die of a love affair?

What a fantastic start to the Mendelssohn year!!!

Did you read Jessica Duchen's Classical Music Blog on the Mendelssohn Love affair? Several things poppedup to me.
1. I wonder how much the Mendelssohn foundation has paid to publish this news? Great PR strategy for the launch of the Mendelssohn year!
2. Is this going to change Mendelssohn’s image as a mister happy?
3. What a similarity to the love affair between Frédéric Chopin and Georges Sand!!!!