I have 2 iphones using the same apple ID, how do I upgrade without both phones syncing the same data?

Hi, as it says above, my wife and I have an iphone each with different content on each. How do I upgrade the IOS on my wife's phone without syncing all the content on my phone?
Do I need a separate apple ID for my phone? If so, how do I set this up without losing all the data and content?

I am having the same issue.
There is no possible way Apple didn't think this the whole way thru!
Why in the world would I want to create an new Apple ID for everyone in my family & over complicate things?!? "Face Time" and "Messages" can tie several devices to on Apple ID driven by contact email or phone number. I am hard pressed to believe that Find my Friends can't be set up in a similar format.
Please help because this is frustrating me to the point of smashing an iPhone or 2!!

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zoe1713 wrote:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1495
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http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201351
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Mishijos3 wrote:
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@apup80
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