Disclaimer for everyone: This post is only meant for a select group of people (not to discriminate but I'm doing this for them and you know or will know who you are)

Disclaimer for the people to whom this post regards: Not all of the stuff I am about to say applies to you. There could only be certain parts but I'm trying to help everyone at once.
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A lot of my friends lately have been irksome over a certain hot topic:
Friendship

You guys have been having some internal belief issues. You have your friends and then you have your true friends. You hang out with your friends and you have good times with them. That's about it with them. If you want to vent your feelings or thoughts, you call upon your true friends. They will stick with you through the storm.

Some of you have realized that your friends won't stick with you through the storm and lately they have been revealing some of their real natures that you weren't accustomed to. You don't like these new natures. You don't want friends who will be there for you only when it's of convenience to them. You want friends who will be there for you through thick and thin.

"And when you wanted me
I came to you
And when you wanted someone else
I withdrew
And when you asked for light
I set myself on fire
And if I go far away I know
You'll find another slave"

What You Are - Audioslave

Those are some song lyrics that I found that could possibly relate to your problem.
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Others of you are tired of having to suppress yourselves for your friends because they aren't used to your real nature. You can only show your real face in front of your true friends. You are tired of laughing with your friends on the outside when inside you really don't want to laugh at all. You are tired of having to be someone else just to be with people who supposedly like you and like you for who you are (two different things).

"And even when you've paid enough, been pulled apart or been held up
With every single memory of the good or bad faces of luck
don't lose any sleep tonight
I'm sure everything will end up alright
You may win or lose
But to be yourself is all that you can do
To be yourself is all that you can do"

Be Yourself - Audioslave

Those are some song lyrics I found that could possibly relate to your problem.
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Now ALL of you might not have the same details of the problem in common but your problems are the same: You want to keep your friends even though you realize they are as much of your friends as the next person. You want to let go but you're having trouble doing so. You want to save yourself from the sorrow, tears, issues, and lies that you are feeding yourself and society.
You want to....but you can't.

There are two ways to approach this problem:

1. Continue spending time with your friends and continue venting with your true friends. If you ignored your friends, would they honestly still accept you? They might not. With your true friends, that's not the case. They will accept you at anytime.
2. Slowly start spending more of your time with your true friends. They are always willing to be with you. They will love you for who you are and not who they want you to be. I'm not saying stop spending time with your friends though. I'm just saying start easing away from them. And DO NOT expect this transition to be quick. It will take a bit of time but it will be worth it in the end.

If any of you ever needs a true friend or are looking for one, I'm always here for you. Always....