OK, so I know this guy who I am not dating, but slightly interested in and think he might be interested in me, too.

However, he's said to me at least 5 times: "I can be a **** to girls." WTF?

For one, that is just...a really unattractive thing to say about yourself. Here's what I can gather from that statement:

1) It's a warning
2) He's saying it to warrant a response of "You're not a ****!" The sympathy thing.
3) He's deeply damaged and says it as a way to keep his emotional guard up.

Any other hypotheses?