Pride and Prejudice

Is the first line in the novel true throughout the novel?

Is the first line in the novel true throughout the novel? Use couples from the text to explain.

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

I think this might be true in the Victorian era when social conformity was demanded of both sexes.