Sentence:  <WSD>Nice guys</WSD> are historically the grail of dating. "..." As both Nora and I reminisced and compared how we were treated by the manwhore and by the <WSD>nice guy</WSD>, the manwhore always won out. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  An inoffensive adult male who desires romantic companionship but who is too bland and uninspiring to be attractive.