Is it odd for a guy to crave physical affection?

Those two things may and may not be related. A healthy longing for sex and romance is not unusual for a single person either. But if you haven't properly dealt with the time you were raped, you should talk to a professional and possibly seek therapy.

Being raped can leave you with psychological scars of feeling powerless and valueless, and these can affect people differently long term. It's possible you are using sex and romance to gain back feelings of power and value.

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.