I’m afraid I’m in love with you,’ said Dick, ‘and that’s not the best thing that could happen" (1.17.22).
Man, Rosemary’s techniques worked. By this time, Dick’s feelings for her are getting stronger and stronger. However, as the novel makes clear, they are not as strong as his feelings for Nicole. From here on out he’s in deep conflict because he is trying to love both women without hurting either of them.