imo, a getup attack (a simple. fast, intangible, but quite negative on block/whiff, low to the ground attack hitting both sides) would help solve the issue by preventing the opponent to stay flush to you to get reads
Honestly? Yeah tbh. Or maybe when you have meter you can do special moves with melee hitboxes with slightly more invincibility if you spend a bar as a getup option. Like a "reversal".