Dear Eric: My husband and I recently moved into a condominium. Our first holiday here I had a small holiday gathering. Some of the neighbors do not like each other and some did not come. We don’t know whether to try it again or let it go. About half of the small group invited did not come. I don’t want to include those who backed out at the last moment, but my husband thinks I should. Your thoughts?

—Second Chance Festivities

Dear Festivities: If your husband is genuinely interested in cultivating friendships with the people who canceled last year, then a second invitation might be a good way to go about it. It’s not as useful, I think, as a one-on-one invitation, especially in a condo building rife with contentious relationships. But if he’s doing it out of a sense of obligation, there’

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