What Distinguishes A ‘Mistress’ From A ‘Homewrecker’?

Jessa Crispin, a/k/a Bookslut: “There are mistresses, and there are homewreckers. We often believe that the only thing distinguishing one from the other is revelation. The mistress is the hidden, secret lover, but the homewrecker is the same woman splashed on every tabloid cover with her baby – his or not – suddenly labeled ‘love child’ in alarmingly large and yellow type.”