I would rather be a friendless loser than have friends who secretly hate me. I've been there, done that, so I know what it feels like. People I consider friends I want to be honest with how they feel about me. I don't want them to be buddy-buddy with me when we talk, and then turn around and talk about me behind my back with people. A lot of people I know I consider to be people who have a lot of friends who secretly hate them because they're obsessed with popularity. As long as they're considered popular, whether or not it's genuine, that's all they care about. I hope they grow out of that after high school. It's really a terrible trait to have where you're obsessed with being popular, if you ask me.