If you recognize these symptoms, act accordingly.

Sometimes, you mistake a basic person for a lady/gentleman, but basic people aren't particularly good actors, so time reveals them for what they truly are. If you're having trouble with someone, try reading this and see how you feel about it...

1. A lady/gentleman will make an effort to find common ground with your friends, if they really don't get along with your friends, they'll fake it.
A basic man/woman will whine and concoct ways to seclude you and eventually make you abandon your friends. Divide and conquer is oldest trick in the book.

2. A lady/gentleman will respect your space, opinion and your emotions. They will care if you're upset, and will accommodate you by making you feel better.
A basic man/woman will never accommodate your emotions. They will undermine your opinion and worth by somehow turning the situation around to demonstrate that YOU are the problem.

3. A lady/gentleman will respect the way you distribute your time. If you are out with friends, and they know it, the most they might do is text you... otherwise, you will enjoy your evening with your people .
A basic man/woman will blow your phone the fuck up, might even just 'show up' because they were in the neighborhood.

4. A lady/gentleman know the rules of the game and apply them. If you lie, they act accordingly because they know anyone that they respect who fails to respect them back isn't worth a peanut's shell.
A basic man/woman makes the rules up as they go. Whenever the situation looks down on them, you'll hear a string of new rules and hoops that you have to jump through. A typical symptom is you might feel like you're a crazy, or a peanut's shell.

5. A lady/gentleman has manners. They greet, smile, feed, eat, drink, participate. Nobody knows a lady, or a gentleman's past just by looking at them.
A basic man/woman wears their insecurities like an ugly jersey, why? they have no manners, etiquette, no sense of timing, of appropriateness, and no reliability. It might seem like nothing as you read it, but try dating someone without social skills and you'll see how far it gets you.

6. A lady/gentleman has fashion sense and hygiene. This might seem like a petty thing to write, but believe me. These small matters are above a basic person's intellect. Enough said.

To be continued.