As a kid I never really had a desire or need for friends. I was just as content to sit around and read a book or to go do an activity that I enjoyed even if nobody was with me. As I got older I was naturally a bit asocial because of this but it went away pretty quickly at about the age of 18 when I discovered alcohol. It's not something I ever made a habit out of but drinking a few beers at a party and just randomly talking to someone helped me get into the social scene.

EDIT: Why did you make so many threads for this topic?