The phrase "affection toward" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate the emotion and strong fondness one has for another person. For example, "Mike has deep affection toward his family."
The lyrics were earnest statements of affection toward the divine.
To enhance our feelings of closeness and connection to others, we must generate affection toward them.
Marta's lone shows of affection toward me arrived when she assumed an alternate identity.
But none of them has displayed such visible affection toward each other, in public as well as in private.
People with severe PTSD may isolate themselves, lashing out and showing little affection toward people they care about, and who care for them.
And although he is not given to displays of affection toward his young, he would like to watch you and your siblings grow.
He respects my father but is intimidated by his Waspy, buttoned-up demeanor, flat cadence, and inability to express physical affection toward other men.
Martial's poetry is generally redeemed by his affection toward his friends and his freedom from both envy of others and hypocrisy over his own morals.
In Reyes's absence, many Mets fans have turned their affection toward R. A. Dickey, a knuckleball pitcher with a scruffy beard and a slight Southern drawl.
Such behaviours include parental observations that punishment doesn't change behaviour, that the child shows little affection toward people and seems unresponsive to affection from others.
All those players making exaggerated gestures of affection toward one another before the game, who don't actually know one another, or even want to.
