This right here. Additionally If you’re serious about making a life with someone it’s much easier when you have things like shared calendars, shopping lists, etc. There are many ways to do this but iCloud is easy and the aforementioned features are free.
Just in case OP is susceptible to peer pressure, I want to offer that if you really love her, it’s OK if you have different operating systems on your phones.
Haha yeah I couldn't care less, I just thought it was a funny anecdote and it's probably not entirely just because of the color, that's just what she said when I asked her about it a couple years ago. And excluding me from the group chats and having her relay everything to/from me is probably for the best anyways, I'm terrible at checking my texts and my friend/family know the fastest way to get a hold of me if Im not replying is to text her instead :p.
It's really absurd that this has to be stated in writing! If a "friend" would cut you out of a portion of their life because of something as trivial as what smartphone messaging platform you use, well, I have some bad news for you...