"Thanne have I gete of yow maistrie," quod she,
"Syn I may chese and governe as me lest?"
"Ye, certes, wyf," quod he, "I holde it best."
– Geoffrey Chaucer
The Canterbury Tales, The Wife of Bath’s Tale. And the moral of the tale is that women want to be in charge of their men. The Loathly Lady at last gains mastery of her husband, and the Knight in turn agrees that she may choose and govern as she pleases.