How do I set up family sharing with 2 ipods in our house?

I have an account and want to be able to sync the songs I have purchased to my fiancé's I-pod so we don't have to double buy. I can't figure out how to do this! Thanks!

Howdy ahott2,
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities.
If you'd like to create a Family Sharing group with your and your fiancé in order to share your purchased content from the iTunes Store, then I'd like you to please take a look at the steps in the article linked to below to get started.
Start or join a family group using Family Sharing - Apple Support
Take care,
Alex H.

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