Well how I combat the first person POV is that every time a character speaks and wants a response, I just scream out my answer like I'm watching Dora the Explorer or Blue's Clues.The first-person perspective (and all that it implies) on this is kind of unnerving.
This author basically telling me, "here, please sit down and pretend this is your girlfriend," feels like talking to that awkward guy back in middle school who would say, "hey, see that hot girl, imagine she was your girlfriend," as if that were an appropriate conversation starter.