starting lotr: two towers today and the entwife shit is even more nuts than i was led to believe. the entwives worked hard and cultivated the land, eventually teaching farming to men, while the enthusbands just decided to be nomadic and walk around, hoping to encounter them again. literally the "how do you lose a woman" "you forget to cherish her" thing.
they didnt just "lose" them, they walked out on their wives and were confused when they decided to just go do other stuff.