You each have your own google account and then you can create shared albums. Put any photos you want to share into those shared albums. Can add as many people as you want to an album so easy to share with family.

Divorce is the only option here.

Kidding, kidding.

My friend is in one of these mixed-tech marriages and they use Google Photos. His wife (the iPhone user) has it on her iPhone and she's able to upload photos to shared albums to share with him. If you're just texting photos and videos back and forth you can also use something like WhatsApp, Signal, or Google Meet.

I'm a native Washingtonian but have also spent a lot of time in NYC (and have family there). Here's my perspective having spent most of my life going back and forth between the two:

- DC has better cost of living and more affordable living arrangements IMO. You can live in NoVa or MoCo and still be pretty close to the city, but have a bit of a larger place within a neighborhood if you want that vibe. Within the city it is also cheaper than NYC. On your salary, if having your own place and/or something decent is important to you, I'd say DC.

- NYC is more walkable and better if you're relying on public transport. In the DC area, you generally still need a car. It's much harder here to rely solely on public transportation and walking. Even if you live in DC proper, you often still need a car for most errands. A lot of good stuff is in the 'burbs.

- Both have active LGBTQ communities. NYC is larger and more well known but DC definitely holds its own in this area as well!

- DC has a bit more of a southern, small town feel IMO. It's really easy to get out of DC or the immediate suburbs and be at the beach or the mountains. That's what I love about this area; it's a little bit of everything and all of it is very accessible.

- DC is a short bus or train ride to NYC! So if you want to visit NYC regularly, you can do that with ease.

- Weather in DC is better IMO. Beautiful falls, winters are a bit less harsh. Both have sweltering summers with a lot of humidity.

- Food in NYC is amazing. It's what every New Yorker complains about when they move down here (including my mom, who has been complaining about it for 50 years now). BUT the DC area has some good food too, it's just tends to be more in the 'burbs.

- DC is cleaner and more visually/aesthetically appealing IMO. More sky, natural areas, greenery. NYC to me can start to feel very dirty and claustrophobic after a few days. Unless you're constantly in or near Central Park, I find that it quickly gets depressing. I need green space! YMMV.

- Recreationally, I feel like there's more to do in and around the DC area. Hiking, boating, etc. All easier to get to from anywhere in the DC area in my experience.

- NYC is very heavy on the financial sector (as well as advertising and a few other industries like that). DC is heavier on politics (obviously), lobbying, and jobs in those sectors. However, my SO works in tech and has never had trouble finding work here.

• DayOne because it’s just a fantastic journaling app
• Duolingo because I’m really enjoying learning another language
• Apollo for Reddit. I can’t do Reddit with the regular all. Apollo feels so much cleaner
• Carrot weather. It’s more detailed than the stock apo

I have both a Verizon plan and a t-mobile plan on my 14 pro max and have not had any issues with either service. Both eSIMs were super easy to set up and have had no connectivity or reliability issues.

I recently looked into this because of some international travel coming up and Airalo seemed to be the best option. Yes, it's a bit more expensive that buying a physical SIM at your destination and possibly more limited (I did not see service in Ethiopia listed, for example). So I'd start by checking out that app and seeing if the countries you visit are listed.

Also, I don't know where you're located, but where I am at least there are plenty of 13 pro max phones available. That also might be a good option so that you have the SIM tray. It would still be a huge upgrade from the 6 and would last you years. So I'd check around to make sure buying a 13 isn't an option.

So if social media and photo/videos are your primary mobile device activities, I'd recommend the 13 pro or 13 pro max (the latter only if you want the larger screen). The 13 pro is a great value right now if you're paying out of pocket. For a bit more money you could get the 14 pro (look at carrier deals because those can be good) and that will future proof you for a bit longer.

The downside of the 14 lineup (if purchasing in the U.S.) is that there is no SIM tray (all eSIM), which might be a concern if you do a lot of international traveling and like cheap data plans with SIM cards. But the 14 has some nice features like crash detection and satellite phone capabilities (coming soon). The 14 definitely has a brighter screen though that is much easier to see outdoors (it was the first thing I noticed going from the 13 pro max to 14 pro max).

If you do a lot of hiking or frequently find yourself away from areas with cell reception or spend a lot of time looking at your phone outdoors, those are good reasons to justify one of the 14 series phones. But if you're looking to save a few dollars and don't care about those features, definitely look at the 13 pro.

What kinds of things do you want to do with the iPhone? For example, are you taking a lot of pictures? Just email/text/productivity? Gaming?

And do you have a particular budget in mind?