ASL: Relationships

Friend

Alternate interlocking
the index fingers

Good Friend

Interlock the index fingers
and move them slightly to
indicate a strong bond

Best Friend

The "R" sign, indicating
a very close relationship

Single

Slide your hand with the index
finger extended from one side
of your mouth to the other

Get Along

Holding both bent hands apart, move
them from a right before your chest to
a few inches further out in front of you

Flirt

Holding both hands with the
fingers apart and thumbs
touching, wiggle your fingers

Date

With both hands signing
"D," bring them together to
touch twice (as if kissing)

Relationship

The index and thumbs of
both hands interlock and
move forward and back twice

Dating

Bring both hands together with thumbs
up and move them together in a circle

Love

Cross both hands over
the middle of your chest

Fall in Love

With one hand at your face, with
the index finger extended, move it
to the open palm of your other hand
and bounce them together twice

Sweetheart

Bring both fists together in
front of your chest and move
the thumbs up and down a few
times (like a beating heart)

Boyfriend

Sign "Boy"
and "Friend"

Girlfriend

Sign "Girl"
and "Friend"

Propose

Move both hands, palms
facing up, out and slightly
upward (offering something)

Marriage
Marry

Clasp both hands together
(taking hands in marriage)

Engaged

Circle your fist (or "E" sign) over your
other flattened hand, palm down, and
drop it down to touch your ring finger

Wedding

Allow both hands to hang loosely
in front of you and then bring them
up and together before your chest

Pregnant

(1) Pull your open hand
away from your belly
(2) With open hands at
your side, bring them
together at your belly
and interlace your fingers

Argue

Shake both fingers at each other
(pointing fingers at each other)

Fighting

Start with both hands together with
finger tips touching, then bring them
apart and slap them together roughly

Separate

Start with both hands together,
palms up and finger tips touching,
then pull them apart with both
hands making the "A" sign

Divorced

With both hands signing "D," start
with finger tips touching and then
move them out and away from you

Dead
Death

Hold both hands flat in front of
your chest, one palm up the other
palm down, and then invert them
at the same time

Living
Alive

Hold both "A" hand in front of
the lower chest and then move
them both up at the same time
towards the upper chest

Tend to
Incline

Touch the chest with the
middle finger of both hands
and then move them both
out at the same time

High School

Finger spell "H" and "S"

License

Hold both hands in "L" shapes
a few inches apart and then
move them together until both
thumbs touch

Receive

Hold both hands in front of your
chest with fingers open and curved,
then bring them together into fists
with one hand resting on the other

Graduate

Circle the "G" hand above your
other open hand with palm
facing up, then drop your "G"
hand into your palm

Vote
Elect

Hold your "F" hand above your
other hand in a closed fist, then
drop the index finger and thumb
into your fist (as if dropping a
ballot into a box)

College

Hold both flat hands together,
palms touching, and then move
the upper hand out and upwards