emotional tie
Feeling that binds
An emotional tie is a bond of feeling that connects one person to another, or to a place, group, or thing.
The phrase emphasizes the affective rather than practical nature of the connection: She maintained emotional ties to her hometown long after moving away.
His emotional ties to the company made it hard to accept the buyout.
- bondBinding tie or connection
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- connectionA joining or relation
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
deep bond · closeness · intimacy · loyalty · family ties · fondness · tenderness · heartstrings · ties that bind · sentiment · warmth · caring · kinship · loved ones · love · sense of belonging · belonging · embrace
emotional tieemotional detachment
Withdrawal from feelings
detachment · indifference · emotional distance · disconnection · coldness
emotional tieestrangement
Emotional separation between people
alienation · severance · separation · rupture · disaffection
emotional tiebusiness relationship
contractual obligation · legal obligation · strategic alliance · acquaintanceship
emotional, emotion, emotions, emote, emotes, emoted, emoting, emotive, emotively