Mmm some numbers are just sad and lonely.
As TM just pointed our, 13 can never be paired off. 
13 is a loner, he can never work in any groups.
He is like an octopus.
Did you know that the octopus is an extremely intelligent creature and it is very capbale of learning by copying another of its species. BUT in nature they live solitary lives so they never learn from one another and hence they can never advance.
Perhaps advancement is not that important. If an octopus feels emotion, perhaps it is happy, I do not know. But I do know that in some respects it can be compared to our prime number 13.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQwJXvlTWDw