I can't create new iCloud acct bcs my email is attached to wife's acct

This Apple Id is my wife's. I want to create a new Apple Id with its own iCloud account, but when I try to it fails because my email account is already in use as her rescue email address. How can I create a new Apple Id and iCloud account using my email address? Do I need to have her change her rescue email address? We have tried to do that but don't know how to edit the account information.

A new angle on this issue arose when my wife suggested that I might already have an Apple id using my gmail account. So I tried logging in using that id, indicating that I had forgotten my password. When I clicked ok, the login screen indicated that an email was sent which would enable me to reset my password and recover my account. However, no email has been received after three hours. If the Apple id is not a valid one, wouldn't the login process indicate such?

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You can only create an iCloud account on a iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Mac, not on a PC. See > http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup

HT5622 I have a new iPod just created my icloud account however the email address that I entered is incorrect & not a valid one therefore I cannot verify it. How can I change it ?

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Please try to sign in in here and change it: http://appleid.apple.com

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If all you want is an additional email address you can create up to three 'email aliases' - these are additional addresses (not accounts) which deliver into the same inbox as the main account.
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HT5624 My husband just got an iPhone also, can we have separate iCloud accts? All my contacts and appointments are now on his phone too.

My husband just got an iPhone also, can we have separate iCloud accts? All my contacts and appointments are now on his phone too.

I had the same problem too.
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Then put this new AppleID into the icloud account field.
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Welcome to the Apple Community Joe.
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Thanks... I appreciate the reply. Since I wrote the previous email, I actually went and changed my apple id (the main id) and the documentation I looked at said iCloud will set mail up automatically(?)... I had it working before.
Also, I tried to manually set up the ID via the Mail Accounts screen(s) and I can't figure out what my server information is... Pop or Imap? What's the outgoing server and the incoming server?
I typically have never had problems setting up mail accounts (in apple mail) with no problem.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Thanks in advance!

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