Why can't i use another email address to face time?

I am trying to face time and imessage someone with another email address that is connected to my apple id but it is not working. Please help!

You don't FaceTime with an email address. You FaceTime with an Apple ID. Apple IDs use, as the user name, an email address but they are not the email address.

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    This answer is probably the most popular one on the forum.  But apparently, this is a view not shared by virtually anyone else in the industry.  You can pretty much point to the same risks at stake for Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, or what-have-you.  No one else requires you to use a primary account other than their own. 
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    rdepom wrote:
    Is there any way round this
    I'm afraid not
    or any way to put pressure on Apple to add this basic feature???
    http://www.apple.com/feedback/icloud.html - but I don't think it's very likely they'll change it.

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    try the hints found at
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    rdepom wrote:
    Is there any way round this
    I'm afraid not
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    http://www.apple.com/feedback/icloud.html - but I don't think it's very likely they'll change it.

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  • Email already in use, use another email address

    I can't log on as the message i get is that the emai address is already in use and to use another one! The email address i'm trying to use is mine!!! How do I get around this issue?

    you're welcome.
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  • HT5621 Why can't i change my email address?

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