"relationship help"

Okay so i started talking to this one guy hes really sweet & i was starting to like him& he did too, he wanted us to be a thing but today he had told me tht he had applied for a job & he was gonna work 7days a week, & he told me tht he wanted the best for me & tht we wouldnt be able to be a thing since he things we would barley hangout, does tht matter tho? Like yeah i get we wont really hangout, but whay should i tell him, i kinda still wanna try to see if it works u know.. help pls?