A relationship is not worth it if you have to claw the chalkboard just to make things work. You can't force or pressure something to work if it's just not to meant to be. Go after people where the chemistry is so easy and second nature.
STOP trying! Relax yourself and move on. Life has so many other obstacles you should worry about.
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.