Facetime/Macbook Pro/single Apple ID

My husband and I both have MacBook Pros and we would like to be able to use Facetime when one of us is gone. Everytime we try to use it, it says that one of us is busy and on my husbands mac, the accept/decline window pops up then disappears before he can choose it.  We share one Apple ID for iTunes and I assume this may be the problem. How can we get Facetime to work and both of us still use our iTunes library?

I just spoke with Apple Care for my iMAC and you have nailed The Problem.  Only 2 separate Apple ID's (and with separate email addresses associated with each!) -- may connect with each other using FaceTime.
In other words, you and your husband have to appear to FaceTime as two separate entities.  Then you can FaceTime with each other, just like you would FaceTime with any other FaceTime Contact.
What a pain!  NOTE:  You also must be sure to be logged-in on your 2 Pros with those separate Apple ID's; one on each Pro (I have not looked to find out how to do that).  What a pain!
So, I have an iMac, and an iPad 2 -- and only one Apple ID, and one email account.  FaceTime is great on both of them.  But, I want to FaceTime between those two devices.  I will have to "jump through hoops," as above.
Not!
Sounds like you guys will want to jump through the hoops.  I hope my Reply helps.

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