From the earliest days of recorded history to the present time the mistress has played a key role in human relationships. The term mistress is used in western civilization to describe the woman who is involved in a sexual relationship with a married man. They do not live together and it was usually kept a secret. It implies financial dependence on the man for whom the mistress exclusively reserves her sexual favors. Now for the first time the role of the mistress is being discussed candidly and openly to dispel long-held beliefs and myths about its significance in human relationships. For centuries this role has been looked down upon and has caused many women untold misery as they were not conforming to the accepted mores of the societies in which they lived. I trust this book will be used to help dispel any feelings of guilt, sin or shame the mistress may have, the negative attitudes often associated with the role of the mistress.