He's a physical and emotional abuser. If he's not willing to go to counseling with whom the person specializes in abusive relationships, it's time to jump ship. You are experiencing physical and emtional illness because of it. Been there, done that, life goes on. Get your own credit card, bank account etc... have a plan. He will likely cut you off (financially) as soon as he's put on the spot, so be prepared. Be sure that you are the one who files for divorce (if it comes to that) so you can file it in the court that most benefits your interest. Some (good) lawyers will do a flat rate divorce if your funds are limited, but it's best to make him pay the fees. You have a right to half of "his" business (it's not just his), he should buy you out or continue handing over some of the profit. It's likely to the outside world he seems like a great guy. Behind closed doors he's an ogre. If so, don't expect much sympathy from people who haven't seen his dark side, but that's okay. Hugs!

Like I said up thread, I have both quartz and granite in our kitchen: granite on the island, and a white quartz on the perimeter. The granite is pretty busy with a lot of movement. Even so, because of the highly reflective polish, it's easy to see smears. Oddly enough, it totally hides crumbs and other kitchen detritus (I just wiped a black ball point pen off that was hiding in the pattern!). We've had it less than a year, so we haven't had to reseal yet. The quartz isn't as highly reflective, which I like (my husband wanted the high gloss on the island). The more uniform color let us go with a busy mosaic backsplash, which we couldn't have done with our busy granite. It seems more "smear" resistant than the granite, and the light color makes it easier to keep clean, because I can see when and where it needs wiping down. As far as staining, I haven't had trouble with either surface. Two days after install, I left a box of blackberries on the quartz overnight, not realizing a pool of juice had soaked through. That left a shadow, but it came off immediately with a little Soft Scrub. And as far as heat, as I said, I'm kind of paranoid. It's not that hard to use pot holders, cutting boards and trivets, so that's what I do. Both surfaces have great qualities, it comes down to what you want to see in your kitchen.

You should get your 4' level and place it on the counters to either side of the seam. Check the floor also. See what is actually fact before they come out to do the repair. Houses DO settle, and settling leaves things out of level. That can put stress on even properly done seams and they can crack if the situation is out of level enough. This can go back to the original construction of the home, and isn't necessarily the installer's fault if the slab or other foundation has settled, or if a supporting member isn't sized correctly for the weight placed on it. IF something is amiss in the support for your home, or in the strength of the cabinets supporting the countertop, then this will be a problem that you will continue to experience periodically. And, it's something you will need to investigate on your own. That's why I suggested the levels. You need to find out independently what's going on, and independently assess the source. When you had your kitchen done, what else was in the scope of work? Did the foundation change at all? Flooring? Cabinets? Any of these are suspect in creating an out of level situation. Or, none of them could be the culprit. It could be "just" a bad install on the counter fabricators part. But, you are going to have to do some detective work to figure out what's the case here.

Sorry, Melissa, I can't make any sense out of what you're describing. Perhaps you could draw something, take a picture of the drawing and post it? The more rounded the edge, the less likely the chipping.