Adding wife to Match. What happens to my ratings/play counts?

My wife and I have been using the same Apple ID for iTunes for years, but only I have been on iTunes Match. Lately, our libraries have diverged enough that it's hard to keep track. I thought I'd just set up iTunes Match on her computer and then we could each see the Amazon.com songs we buy, CDs we rip, etc. The big question has been how iTunes Match would handle playlists, ratings, and play counts...
Question 1: I believe I solved the playlist question by creating a playlist folder on each computer with our first name and then dragging our playlists into it. Testing just on my side, iTunes Match correctly uploaded the folder with all my playlists, so I assume adding her Mac would mean we'd have each other's folders and could just keep the folder that applies to us expanded. Is this correct?
Question 2: How will iTM handle ratings and play counts? My wife doesn't tend to spend much time rating (only about 200 songs), but I spend a great deal. Will her "no rating" songs overwrite my "5 star" songs to be "no rating?" The reverse? How will iTM handle a situation where I've rated a song 4 stars and she rated it 2? How will it handle play counts? Additive?
We both know we can't maintain our own metadata sets, so we're fine if they wind up being merged, but it's important to know what happens on the initial sync when her library is added to mind.
Thanks in advance for your time.

1. Yes, this should work well for you.
2. If it is the same song you're rating, then iTM will use the latest rating. When her library is added if there are any dups they will be seen as the most recent. However it should be a simple matter to change the ratings. Once both libraries get added you can see how things work and come to agreement on what works best for you.

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