Somme seyde wommen loven best richesse,
Somme seyde honour, somme seyde jolynesse,
Somme riche array, somme seyden lust abedde,
And oftetyme to be wydwe and wedde.
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Wife of Bath’s Tale. The Knight searches the land on his quest to find out what women love most. He is told that some love riches, others honor, jolliness, rich clothes, good sex, and many want to be widowed and re-wed.