Search Results: how many exes do you have

I never delete phone numbers so I still have my exes' phone numbers on my phone, but my history would show that the last time I called any of them was many years ago. There are no flirty text messages to exes or any other females, no suggestive pictures received from other women, nothing to explain. However, my phone is password protected because I use it for work purposes and I have texts to and from clients; I need to protect the confidentiality of those communications. If my wife was suspicious of anything, I would unlock the phone and show her whatever she wanted to see.

Aside from purely business/professional information, are there any secrets hidden on your phone?

Do you like when a guy does the "traditional man thing" and pursues whoever catches his interest with fervor?

Do you like someone who leaves his crushes alone, or takes more subtle ways to put himself out there? This is typically more of the shy guy type.

As for me, I don't take risks and don't shoot my shot. Coincidentally, I also don't date a lot, but I've learned to be content without it since I'm not bold enough to make moves on strangers. The few times I did get to date, my exes made the first moves a lot. I'm also not a fan of tradition or hard gender roles, if that explains anything.

This question is motivated by a small discussion I was having on another site. It has always seemed to be women to me who can't let an old partner go, even though they might talk a lot of big talk about "being done" and moving on, they will still watch an ex on social media or even ask their friends and family about him. It seems like in the beginning they will let go completely and it might even hurt the guy, but later on they're still thinking about him or watching him on social media, even years later when he's in a totally new relationship or absolutely married. And of course, you have a lot of women who can't seem to move on from guys who don't respect or treat them well, and they'll try to hold on to him even when he keeps pushing her away.

I too recently had a family member tell me that one of my exes was asking about me - after all this time! And she was the one who ended things. I have zero interest in reconnecting with her whatsoever, as I have also grown a lot more as a person and a man since that relationship. So I find no value in re-uniting with her.

I am not saying that men never run back to an ex or can't let them go, they do exist. I'm just saying it seems like a bigger thing with women. What do you guys think?