How can I retrieve old iMessages (from phone) from Messages on my computer

Hi,
I recently installed Mavericks, and now have Messages. However, it only seems to have access to my texts from one person, and no one else.
I have tried the steps described here—
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17818978#17818978
—without success. In particular, my Contacts are synced via iCloud, my phone is aware of my Apple ID, its own number (which it automatically sends from), and two email addresses, and my computer knows that same Apple ID and phone number (which it is set to send from) and two email addresses. When I attempt to start typing a text message to a new contact, my text history with that person does not import. Their name shows up red.
Much worse, when I tried to send texts to someone else (who I know uses an iPhone) via Messages, it instead sent it to the one person whose texts it has imported. I would rather be able to text more than one person.
Thank you for any advice you can give.

HI,
Just to restate to make things clear.
Lets presume the Apple ID is already on the Mac in Messages for the iMessages account.
Then you should add the Apple ID to the iPhone.
Once this is done the iPhone should show the number and th Apple ID in the Send and Receive spot.
If you restart the Mac version at this point you should get a pop up saying what the iPhone is using.
You should accept this and it will add the iPhone number to the Messages app > Preferences > Accounts > iMessages account details in the "Receive At" spot which in turn should show the drop down for "Send From".
It is possible to have an email at Apple for your Apple ID that has never been verified.
If this is the case there can be issues with the iMessages side of Messages and FaceTime.
Go to the Apple ID site
Login using the Manages option and make sure your email is verified.
(it should send you an email and you click a response link to confirm).
This may explain why the Mac version is not logging in properly and showing you the red names when you start to set up a conversation.
EDIT
Also you can only "Sync" the iMessages from the time both devices have the same Apple ID
8:20 pm      Thursday; May 29, 2014
​  iMac 2.5Ghz i5 2011 (Mavericks 10.9)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 Couple of iPhones and an iPad
Message was edited by: Ralph Johns (UK)

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