CC Illustrator asking for referenced files upon opening (DropBox)

I locate my CC Illustrator file on DropBox. All of the files it references are also on DropBox.   I work exclusively on the Illustrator file on DropBox (I never download it to my computer and work on it). I do this so that my wife can also open this Illustator file (on DropBox) from her computer and work on it - again with all of the referenced files located on DropBox. She never downloads the file to her computer. I just want to be clear about that. : )
PROBLEM:
1) I work on Illustator file on my computer then close it. My wife opens it on her computer. Illustator shows dialog box "Can't find _____.png file"   Do you want to Replace, Ignore or Cancel.
So we "reconnect" by hitting "Replace" finding the file on DropBox that my computer always referenced.   The Illustator file opens, everything is in its place.
2) My wife makes no changes to the file. tries to "Close" the file and it asks her to "Save As".
QUESTIONS:
1) Why does my wife have to locate reference files when all of the work is done on DropBox and all of the refence file are located on DropBox?
2) Why does she have to "Save As" and replace the main file (located and opened on DropBox) when she has made no changes to the file?
If it helps any, you should know we share the exact same DropBox account (not just a shared folder) which is set up on her computer and on my computer.

The only thing I can think of why centralizing the folder on DropBox isn't working is that the pictures being referenced when on my computer are probably listed in Illustrator as:
DropBox/mycomputer/Macintosh HD/Users...etc.
Whereas when my wife opens this illus. file on her computer, it wonders where "mycomputer" went to. So, she relinks the pic files and now Illust. makes the new links as:
DropBox/hercomputer/MacintoshHD/Users...etc.
She makes changes while the file (and all pic files) are still located on DropBox.
I then open the file located on DropBox and it says "Hey, man, where is the pic file listed now as "DropBox/hercomputer/Mac HD...". I then have to relink and then the new reference is DropBox/mycomputer/MacHD..."
Not sure if that's why but that's my guess.
The Old Thread above wrote about an Absolute Path that Illy is using.
Is that the official answer from the Adobe Illy team? Is there a good reason for this? How can multiple people work on a single file and ref files stored on a server and not have these pop-up, relinking dialogue boxes happen?

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