 The Etruscans were a monogamous society that emphasized pairing.The lids of large numbers of sarcophagi (for example, the "Sarcophagus of the Spouses") are adorned with sculpted couples, smiling, in the prime of life (even if the remains were of persons advanced in age), reclining next to each other or with arms around each other.The bond was obviously a close one by social preference

It is possible that Greek and Roman attitudes to the Etruscans were based on a misunderstanding of the place of women within their society.