It's better to have NO friends then to have the wrong friends who can end up getting you into trouble that you don't need. Unfortunately, sometimes the people you hang around can end up keeping the good people away because the good people don't want to have anything to do with those people & they end up associating you with them.

I was an only child & learned to live quite well by myself. I only had one friend throughout school & focused myself on my school work & my musical instrument I was learning.....much better than being around people who aren't good for you.