Autumn is the season when trite ideas about romance and sentiment blow into our lives like a pile of amber leaves on a gust of wind. Gone are the days of casual summer flings. Now we must brace for what’s to come: pumpkin field proposals, too much maroon, suede Chelsea boots, Stacey Solomon’s home “décor”.

It doesn’t have to be this way, though. Here’s how to keep things hot as temperatures drop..