Messages: One MacBook, One User Account, Two Users?? Help!

Hi,
I just upgraded to Mountain Lion on my MBA from mid 2011 - so far so good!
In our home, my wife and I have one Mac that we both use. Since we use it most of the time to browse on the Internet, listen to music, looking at pictures e.g. we only have on user account, that we both share/use.
In "Messages" in Mountain Lion, it seems like it is only possible to merge one Apple ID with Messages....Which means, that every time my wife wants to use this feature, she has to sign me out and log in with her own Apple-ID.
Alternatively, to create her own user account, but all of this doesn't seem very dynamic and user friendly. I also doubt, that we are the only ones having this setup, on our Mac?!
The concept works just fine with an iPhone, as this device is normally only used by one person. But a MacBook or iMac, might be in many cases, THE computer in the household with multiple users, each with there Apple-ID.
My question is, what is the best way to share "Messages" between multiple users with different Apple-ID's, without having to create separate user accounts in Mountain Lion?
Thanks and brgds.
Per.

Thanks for your fast reply!
I didn't know you could switch between users like that and will definitely give this a try, if it is not possible to do it in a different way...
It would be perfect, if it was possible to add my wife's Apple-ID to a new account, with in the settings menu in Messages on the Mac.
So, when either she or I would get an iMessage, we would be notified in the notification center in Mountain Lion, and still be using the same user account.
My hope is to be able to only have one user account on our Mac and both of us sharing all the cool new features in Mountain Lion, with each of our Apple-ID's.
But, if that is not possible, you solution seems like a great compromise
Thanks again!

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