In "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," what is the major conflict presented in the poem?

The central conflict of this poem seems to be encapsulated
in the figure of J. Alfred Prufrock himself, and in particular in the indecision that he
is plagued by and the choice of whether to act or not. He is a curious character to
focus on as the protagonist of what appears to be from the title a romantic poem, as we
see him venture towards an undisclosed destination where he will meet a woman and ask an
important question. Nowhere more clearly is this conflict captured than in the following
stanza:

And
indeeed there will be time

To wonder, "Do I dare?" and, "Do
I dare?"

Time to turn back and descend the
stair,

With a bald spot in the middle of my
hair--

(They will say: "How his hair is growing
thin!")

My morning coat, my collar mounting firmly to the
chin,

My necktie rich and modest, but asserted by a simple
pin--

(They will say: "But how his arms and legs are
thin!")

Do I dare

Disturb the
universe?

In a minute there is
time

For decisions and revisions which a minute will
reverse.

Note how this stanza
presents J. Alfred Prufrock. He is desperately insecure about his appearance, and
imagines how others will criticise him about his baldness and thinness. Also, he is
incredibly indecisive and cannot bring himself to make a decision on anything. He says
there "will be time / To wonder "Do I dare?" but then immediately qualifies that by
saying there will be time to turn around and go back down the stairs from where he was
going to. The stanza ends by focusing on how even in a minute there "is time / For
decisions and revisions" which can reverse what we have decided before. It is rather
ironic that perhaps one of the most famous quotes of this poem: "Do I dare / Disturb the
universe?" is uttered by a man who actually "dares" to do nothing. Thus the central
conflict of this poem concerns the character of J. Alfred Prufrock and his inability to
make a decision and his own lack of self-security.