Generally speaking, elders think this way. Just like if you are a daughter, your parents don't want you to marry elsewhere. This idea is also normal, because parents don’t want their children to leave their side. And in some places, it’s all about face, and you feel that finding a wife from out of town will be looked down upon (please forgive me, no offense intended). But in the end, parents will not force their children to do anything, and let nature take its course.