Since updating to 6.1 my iphone 4s can't sms my other iphone 4s with the same Apple ID

My wife and I share an Apple ID. We updated her iPhone 4s and my iPhone 4s both to ios 6.1. Now, she can receive text messages from me, but when she responds, they are delivered straight back to her own phone but not to mine. I went into her settings and logged into Facetime from a different Apple ID, but this had no effect.
We had been happily sharing an Apple ID for a year with no such problems. Any advice would be appreciated.
I'm at a loss.

I found a good answer for this off the Apple discussion boards.
http://www.macstories.net/stories/ios-5-icloud-tips-sharing-an-apple-id-with-you r-family/
The key was to go into Settings/iMessage and then specify a different Apple ID for me than for my wife, and also to unselect her phone number from my iMessage settings and unselect my phone from her iMessage settings.
This allows us to continue sharing an Apple ID for purchases, but still allows us separation for other purposes. Next step is to try giving her a different iCloud ID!

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