I'm thinking it's because men want a roster of warm holes to put their penis in "just in case" the ex woman reaches back out. He is cockblocking himself if he blocks the ex on phone. Why have 9 holes when you can have 10?
Those are my thoughts
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I think that men keep their exes around for several reasons:
As OP says, they want to stay in contact with the ex in the hope that they'll be able to sleep with her.
Another part of it is ego IMO. I think it flatters a man's ego to think that he has all these women in his social circle. It makes him feel like a stud.
Men don't fear women the way women fear men. Women frequently worry about being stalked or assaulted by an ex. Men don't have this fear so from their perspective, they have nothing to lose by staying in touch with their ex.
LVM definitely think like this.
I've never had an ex try to stay in touch with me after a breakup, though I think if I had reached out to them, maybe they'd respond? Idk it's not something I've ever tried, for obvious reasons. I've been told by men that I'm "too harsh" by blocking, so most of them probably only see blocking as a means for "crazy ex" situations.
LVM love to try and make women jealous and insecure. I’ve met many that brag about supposedly being in contact with exes they didn’t need to be in contact with (no kids). Block and delete.
In general i think men are more likely to assume they can transition to a "friends" or fwb space without realising that it might be painful for the other person. I think it's lack of empathy to be quite honest.
It depends. In addition to the other comments, I think it's performative for the sake of pretending they've got a healthier amount of female friends or acquaintances than they actually do, so they seem safer to the next woman they pursue.
This is exactly what I've been saying for a year now! It's true. The ultimate goal of keeping their numbers saved and not blocked is to have potential for a warm hole, and if not they'll maybe just get an ego stroke of any crumb of attention the exes give him. Female attention Is currency to scrotes. When just seeing your name or picture in their contact list is enough for them to get off. They're the super desperate and depraved ones really.
Predators do not block prey.