Lifestyle66
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The "you" version in the OP's example makes the story more about the couple. The "him" version makes it more internal about the MC, and the other character is more disposable, an object in the MC's life.The objection people are expressing in this thread isn't to first person POV per se, it's the particular version of first person POV shown in sample 1, where the first person narrator is communicating with another person as "you" rather than referring to others in the third person.
IMO, both are valid ways to write a good first-person story. It depends on where the author wants to take us.