"Affectional" refers to emotions or feelings related to a deep connection or attachment towards someone. It describes the romantic, loving, or sentimental aspects of a relationship. Full definition
«Patterns of relating and of thinking about relationships,» in Human Bonding: The Science of Affectional Ties, eds C. Hazan and M. I. Campa (New York, NY: Guilford Press), 251. (frontiersin.org)
We hope for a world in which every person can embrace their universal human attachment needs and thrive without fear of persecution or marginalization as a result of gender expression, race, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual / affectional orientation, family structure, age, class, mental health, physical character or disability. (carolinaeft.com)
Reviewing Whiteheads book in the New Republic (April 14), Margaret Talbot retorts that such moral exhortations for commitment will simply fall flat since they fly in the face of the American ideal of marriage as an enduringly affectional relationship. (religion-online.org)