I’M 37, an only child, and of Indian origin, but I grew up in the U.S. My parents, especially my mother, constantly want me to marry. They are so worried about me, they even posted me on Indian matrimonial sites without consulting me. They keep saying if I don’t get married, I’ll have no family, and what would happen if I get sick after they die. I live far away from them, and have a master’s degree and a job, but that doesn’t keep them from making my life miserable.
Don’t adults have rights in the USA? Isn’t it my right to pursue a single life if I want to?

Dev,
There will always be people who want us to live our life based on how they live theirs, and some of these people may be family. It is scarily common. But we see no possibility for success in a venture you disdain.
One of my mother’s favourite sayings was: “If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.” But if wishes were horses, every little girl would have a pony, and we would be up to our elbows in horse manure.
Your mom has a wish for you, and it is something you never wished for. It is not fair for her to impose her will on you, nor would it be fair of you to marry a woman you do not love. These days, marriages can only be for love, because only love can hold a couple together.