Sounds to me that 'drink' is the predominant factor here - if you both would stay 'sober' for a week or two and really talk things over in a sensible 'adult' way you find that you can indeed form a good relationship - although I would warn against making it sexual as this can cause major problems for young couples - the women in particular.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.