How to not show both mail accounts in mail app

My wife and I share a Macbook Pro, and both have our mail accounts set up using the Mail.app.
When I start the Mail.app, I can see and access both mail accounts even though we have seperate inboxes.  Is there a way to separate these so I don't see her mail and she doesn't see mine?
There is not user log in required on the Macbook.  Do I need to create separate user accounts to have the Mail.app only show me my mail?
Ray

The correct way to do this is to create a separate account for each of you and disable automatic login when prompted. Under Accounts I would also activate Fast User Switching if the two of you use it at the same time. Then each of you will have your own user directory and this will segregate all of your user data into two separate user folders and you can act separately.
If it is just a convenience thing then download another email program, like Thunderbird, and each of you can simply use a separate program and neither will be bothered with the others email.
Also unchecking the "enable this account" in the Mail > Account preferences will cause an account to "disappear" from the Inbox view until the box is rechecked. But this is only a solution if one of you uses the account occasionally like on long weekends or something.
I think the separate accounts option is what you want from your description but there a few less drastic options.
HTH,
=Tod

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