Meet The "Jakes"

(CBS)  Generations of American women have used Glamour magazine columnist Jake as their sounding board about the motives, quirks, likes and dislikes of the average guy. "Jake," however, is not in his 80s — he's the pseudonym of more than a dozen male writers who over the years have taken on the role of big brother and adviser to help steer women through the rocky shoals of romance.

According to the magazine, the Jake columnists over the decades have run the gamut — tall, short, skinny, buff, handsome, adorable and "interesting looking." Some things they've all had in common are a keen intelligence, an interest in helping to decipher the often-bewildering behavior of their fellow men and a continuing fascination with and enjoyment of women. They've also all been single — which bring us to the magazine's dilemma.

Their current Jake — he'll remain nameless, as all Jakes previously have — recently became engaged and, as a married man, he'll no longer be able to relate his tales of dating disasters and romantic crises. Great news for Jake and the future Madame Jake; not so good for Glamour.

The magazine has settled on three candidates to take over the "Jake" column and wants want readers to help find Mr. Right. The three are all quite different in age, background and romantic experience (one is a single dad, which would be a "Jake" first). The Early Show is working with Glamour to introduce these men publicly so readers can cast a vote on glamour.com to pick the new Jake.

Here are the candidates:

Neel Shah, 24, hometown: Port Jefferson, N.Y.

Michael Somerville, 34, hometown: New York

Adam Stein, 35, hometown: San Diego

Now that you've met the candidates, you can

watch them in action

on The Early Show, dispensing advice and answering some very personal questions (see video link at right). And after you've judged their advice-giving ability, go to the Glamour site and pick your favorite. Voting ends on June 13, and the brand-new "Jake" will be revealed on The Early Show in early July.

[hermit22]

there is no such thing as a "single dad". they are either widowed, divorced or somebody has been catting around.

no "single moms" either. = widowed,divorced or catting around or raped.

oops! could be "single" mom/dad if they adopted.

to blur the meaning of "single" messes up the culture. people then don't have high marriage expectations for finding a real "single" person WITHOUT baggage when everyone slitthers in to the "single" category. its a certain form of fraud.

[hotmess90]

Hi!
I have mostly guy-friends and we flirt ALL the time. My problem is that no one ever wants to have a real relationship with me. Guys make comments about 'how hot I am' but they never ask me out or anything. I want to have fun too, but i also want something more. Do you have any advice for a girl who wants a relationship?
Thanks.