I think you should be frank with him (face to face)... and say "hey i'm a little confused and I want some clalirty. I've heard statements from you such as 'wanna get married, have kids' but I have also heard you say you 'aren't ready for it'. So I just wanna know how you really feel about it.
Do you see us having kids and getting married? If so, when do you see this happening? What do we need to do together to make this happen?
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.