Keep your hands off my man! What woman has not either heard this from another woman or felt this way towards another woman? The alluring mistress has been a component of society since biblical days yet there never really has been a punishment geared towards the mistress. Sure, she might be judged harshly, or even have to face a fist fight with a crazy wife. However, there never has been a severe consequence that she would face.

Unlike the husband who might face a divorce, loosing his wife and family and even half of his income. The mistress was usually free to slide into the distance, penalty free. Well, homewreckers beware, because you might have to face legal repercussions for purposely spreading your legs to a married man. In North Carolina, a woman has successfully sued her husband’s mistress for $9 million on ground of severe emotional distress.

Cynthia Shackelford used a law in her native state of North Carolina to bring a suit against Anne Lundquist, the lover whom she claims wrecked her 33-year marriage to husband Allan. Lundquist was charged with alienation of affection and ordered to pay by a court in Greensboro, North Carolina. Alienation of affections was first codified as a tort by the New York state legislature in 1864, and similar legislation existed in many U.S. states in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

I think this law should make a comeback. This might lead some women to take a second thought on dating a married man. There are women who purposely seek out married men and ultimately break up a marriage. What would make this law even more justifiable is if the husband was also required to pay a fee as well on top of whatever he has to pay in spousal support etc. Some women will justify their behavior, but it is not your responsibility to uphold him to his marriage.