Apple email address validation

Since upgrading to iCloud, I am now regularly being told that I do not have a valid primary email address.
This pretty much happens every time I try and purchase something though iTunes or the app store. It directs me to the account section, where I find no primary email address. So far I have tried
1. Selecting the @mac.com address and hitting the make primary button. (This updates it occasionally)
2. Adding a separate email address, making it primary and validating, then re adding my @mac email address and making it primary.
it works for a couple of days, then I get the warning again when I am trying to upgrade an app, buy an app, buy some music or do anything with my online account.
I am getting fairly annoyed with it now. Is this a regular problem, or am I just 'lucky'.
What an I do to stop this happening? All help appreciated.

HI,
I relented and tried it.
I could add an email or at least start the process.
On Adding it it said it was sending the email. Initially I spelt the email wrong and it said it was sent but nothing arrived.
Once I sorted that It did send an email which had Verify Link which then wanted me to enter my Apple ID (it was an Apple Page) and password.
That page accepted it but Messages still showed the Greyed Out email with no Enabled tick saying Waiting to Verify and Details.
This time the Details option would not let me remove the email from Messages.
Visiting the Apple ID web site and logging in showed bit the misspelt ones and the one I was trying to add which did say it was verified.
On the iPhone it did wait until I opened the screen but then I got he Pop ups.
It tried to add the one I have had an issue with for sometime (Again) I said no to Adding it.
Then the new email popped up and I said No to that as well.
On then checking the Messages Settings both had in fact been added.
I then removed the Emails from the Apple ID page and it then was removed from the iMessages account in the Mac version.
7:49 pm Monday; January 26, 2015
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