That reminds me, was Nnoitra really a chauvinistic asshole or he just didn't like the idea of himself being weaker than the girl he liked...?
Well, from the dialogues it can be assumed that yes, Nnoitra was a chauvinistic bastard and no more, his fixation with Nel being no more than a massive inferiority complex (a male being proven inferior to a female in combat, which Nnoitra reveled in).
But hey, at least it's nicer pair than some that sprang up before, I'd like to believe that there was something more complex than a mere feud between these two :D