Pride and Prejudice

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife..."

What is it about Pride & Prejudice that makes you read (and watch and watch and watch) it again and again? Maybe it is the characters that everyone can relate to and recognize, maybe it is the desire to believe in the fairy tale ending and the happily ever after,  and maybe it is the need for stories that are simple and true, almost like the stories that can happen to you one day...