IRL: Well, I suppose I am not the person to talk to. I have found (Through various types of reaserch ^.^) that in the 5 & 6th grade (My grade= 6) popularity matters alot. If you're populer, you can cut in line and no-one will tell on you, you can insult other kids (EX: telling a kid those sneakers suk and they need new ones, and they listen to you), and no-one cares what you do, but being insanely populer usually means there is always drama, always problems, you get bad grades and in the end, your "friends" could end up hating you. I am in the middle. I have populer friends and unpopuler friends and other "in the middle" friends.
But in 7th & 8th grade, that changes in my school. (I am entering 7th next year) Popularity doesen't matter. Any-one can be friends and no-one is treated unfairly. Everyone is equal. There is nothing wrong with girls and boys hanging out together ether.
Online: Well, I'm fairly new, but I know Stephanie (Powerofpikachu). That is up to you to decide, sence I really don't know every-body. -^.^-