Parents have to learn to manage themselves

 I was talking to parents in mid-fifties, having only daughter in 30s, who is career minded, and is still single.

Parents wants her to get married to a boy of their choice, and should live nearby, to look after them and remain always one call away kind of.
Naturally, daughter would be unhappy with this preference, however she would not like to hurt them by outright refusing their preference.
Both, parents and daughter are fighting their own battles, no one wants other party to lose.
The case would have been quite different if they would have a son and a daughter.
Indian parents look upon Son as support in old age, they believe Daughter will go to her husband's house after marriage.
In foreign countries, the children become independent from their adulthood, start independent family, and parents also learn to manage themselves.
For them, having son or daughter makes no difference.
Nowadays, many Indian parents like to live independently, especially in big cities and having a son or daughter will make no difference to parents in our country too, except in small cities or small towns.
Every one of us should be prepared to live by ourselves. Even between husband and wife, who knows who stays behind alone! We have to learn to live under all circumstances by adopting to the situation.