Natural hair

Sooo my boyfriend likes to tease me about wearing sew in’s and braids most of the time. He told me “ I understand if you didn’t have any hair but you acting like you too lazy to do it. I get really defensive and upset about this because that’s not even the case. Yes my hair is an average length but it’s not the healthiest and it’s not easy to maintain. He then goes on to say “ my hair not the healthiest and your hair longer than mine” Which is not even true my hair is shoulder length and in need of a trim. I’m still learning how to take care of my hair and styles to wear. Weaves are not all bad tho, they are protective styles and the reason my hair is this length in the first place. If I can wear braids for 3 weeks why not? I just feel attacked and bad about this because he is acting like he know everything when it’s actually hard for me to take care of my hair. Like humidity and everything plays a factor. Some people can get nice curls or a sleek pony with jus water but that’s not the case for me. Am I overreacting or ??? Advice ?? I have no problem wearing my hair I just need him to understand me through my process of learning.