Miss Manners: I want to invite my neighbors to join us but don’t know how

Miss Manners: Is there a polite way to invite neighbors to sit with us at a coffee shop?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to how to extend an invitation to your neighbors to join you at a coffee shop without putting neighbors on the spot.

Miss Manners: How can I invite my neighbors to join us for coffee without making them feel obligated?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was in a coffee shop with my spouse when a couple of neighbors entered. They approached us and said hello.

Miss Manners: I want to invite my neighbors to join us but don’t know how

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was in a coffee shop with my spouse when a couple of neighbors entered. They approached us and said hello. I would have liked for them to have joined us because we occasionally cat-sit for each other, and I want to remain on good terms with them. Also, I was feeling social.