My 14 year old has never had any real friends.  He has very superficial contact with the other kids.  He doesn't connect well.  He is always happy and doesn't seem to care about it, but I worry a lot because friends are so important in life...How can someone just go through life without any?  Plus, he doesn't even know what he's missing because he's never experienced it.  When I ask him, he says he has a lot of friends at school and in his basketball team, but I know that this "friends" get together a lot and do lots of things and never invite him...They don't consider him a friend.  I think the reason for this is because he is not main stream, he is kind of different from the average kid, but he is a very good hearted kid, good looking, good at sports...I just don't get it and I worry a lot about him in the future.  Is there anything I can do for him?  And if he is happy...should I just let it be?