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Ever notice how hard it is to feel sexy when you're freezing your butt off? “Cold can trigger stress because it sends your body into survival mode,” says Bill Crawford, Ph.D., a Houston-based psychologist and author of All Stressed Up and Nowhere To Go! (Florence Publishing, 1996). "By bringing your body temperature back up, you'll instantly begin to relax."

Downing coffee, tea, or cocoa and throwing on an extra sweater will put you more at ease. Inviting a guy back to your place after a date? Forget the bulky sweater and turn up the heat to promote more flirting and touching. Set the temperature so you'll feel warm and cozy without sweating.