help my boyfriend quit smoking

i did my best, it’s all on him though.

usually we do this thing where I bug him… “Jason, just skip this one,” “Jason, just smoke half of it and smoke the rest tomorrow,” et cetera… and that wasn’t really helpful, because he wasn’t making a particular effort on his own, though he’s said over and over that he wants me to help him quit.
But lately he’s been really good about it, cutting (way) down to two yesterday and one today. While I admire his newfound dedication, nicotine depravation makes him hard to deal with. he’s tense, irritable, depressed… I keep having to stop myself from saying, “Jason, please, please smoke a cigarette.”