Why did he say “If you think I’m a player then maybe we can’t be together”?

He overheard me talking to my friends about him because I had my doubts about if he wanted a relationship or not. The way he said it he sounded like he was hurt but trying to play it off so I wouldn’t know. But he also said he didn’t care about what I thought of him and when I asked he just said nevermind.
Why did he say “If you think I’m a player then maybe we can’t be together”?
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