Do you know I've just had this exact thing happen to me. I was talking to a guy and we really liked each other. He told me he feels insecure because I'm far more intelligent than he is.
He also said "my male ego tells me I should run away from you and hate you because you're so much smarter than me but I also really like you" This guy kept then telling me how he could kill me, batter me, hurt me, dominate me and that he's stronger than me (he goes to the gym and has big muscles) he said "you might be smarter but I'm stronger and could strangle you" which is frightening. I called the police on him shortly after and they took it very seriously. He felt insecure by my intelligence so resorted to primitive behaviour.
If a man is intimidated by something you have just because you're female then he's best avoided at all costs. He's obviously very primitive and underdeveloped mentally.
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.