Why are Indians so obsessed with marriage?

I hate to write this in 2024 but most Indian people's eventual plan is to get married and settle down. People think their age is running out to get married. I understand if someone loves another person and wants to take that relationship to another step then he/she should get married obviously, irrespective of their age but what's up with people looking for prospective grooms in arranged marriage setups while the woman is in college.

I recently turned 25 and so many people around me are getting married or engaged and it's surprising. Even in the dating world people above 25 indirectly or directly are looking for prospective grooms or brides who they can eventually marry in an year or two. I recently started talking to a girl, we didn't even go on a single date and she was asking me my marriage plans like really, she said she's too desperate to get married because she feels like her age is running out and after an year or two she'll not find a single groom, she's 25.

I even can't understand that people who're still not stable financially or in some case are even unemployed get married and both the partners can't live the life they thought they would and have to depend on their parents to provide for them. DON'T GET MARRIED IF YOU CAN'T TAKE CARE OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

A cousin of mine recently got married and she's just 26 , only her and her husband's salary matches and nothing else does. They feel disappointed that they hurried the decision of her marriage, this is an arranged marriage setup. Nothing people can do about incompatibility, they're still getting to know each other, they just met 2-3 months before they got married. Just because her father wanted to "get it over with", WTF is that. Is your own daughter who earns more than you and your wife combined a burden to you? I seriously lost all my respect for that relative of mine.

Why do you all think that Indians are obsessed with marriage?