diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/enum/Emotion.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/enum/Emotion.gql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88a436f98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/enum/Emotion.gql
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+enum Emotion {
+  surprised
+  cry
+  happy
+  angry
+  funny
+}
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diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/EMOTED.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/EMOTED.gql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80d655b5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/EMOTED.gql
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+type EMOTED @relation(name: "EMOTED") {
+  from: User
+  to: Post
+
+  emotion: Emotion
+  #createdAt: DateTime
+  #updatedAt: DateTime
+  createdAt: String
+  updatedAt: String
+}
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diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
index deb1d8f85..d254a9a9c 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/Post.gql
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ type Post {
       RETURN COUNT(u) >= 1
       """
     )
+
+  emotions: [EMOTED]
 }
 
 type Mutation {
diff --git a/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql b/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
index b984f2d79..e5c43aad4 100644
--- a/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
+++ b/backend/src/schema/types/type/User.gql
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ type User {
 
   badges: [Badge]! @relation(name: "REWARDED", direction: "IN")
   badgesCount: Int! @cypher(statement: "MATCH (this)<-[:REWARDED]-(r:Badge) RETURN COUNT(r)")
+
+  emotions: [EMOTED]
 }
 
 
diff --git a/deployment/legacy-migration/maintenance-worker/migration/neo4j/emotions/delete.cql b/deployment/legacy-migration/maintenance-worker/migration/neo4j/emotions/delete.cql
index e69de29bb..18fb6699f 100644
--- a/deployment/legacy-migration/maintenance-worker/migration/neo4j/emotions/delete.cql
+++ b/deployment/legacy-migration/maintenance-worker/migration/neo4j/emotions/delete.cql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+MATCH (u:User)-[e:EMOTED]->(c:Post) DETACH DELETE e;
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diff --git a/deployment/legacy-migration/maintenance-worker/migration/neo4j/emotions/emotions.cql b/deployment/legacy-migration/maintenance-worker/migration/neo4j/emotions/emotions.cql
index 8aad9e923..06341f277 100644
--- a/deployment/legacy-migration/maintenance-worker/migration/neo4j/emotions/emotions.cql
+++ b/deployment/legacy-migration/maintenance-worker/migration/neo4j/emotions/emotions.cql
@@ -5,31 +5,54 @@
 // [-] Omitted in Nitro
 // [?] Unclear / has work to be done for Nitro
     {
-[ ]   userId: {
-[ ]     type: String,
-[ ]     required: true,
+[X]   userId: {
+[X]     type: String,
+[X]     required: true,
 [-]     index: true
       },
-[ ]   contributionId: {
-[ ]     type: String,
-[ ]     required: true,
+[X]   contributionId: {
+[X]     type: String,
+[X]     required: true,
 [-]     index: true
       },
-[ ]   rated: {
-[ ]     type: String,
+[?]   rated: {
+[X]     type: String,
 [ ]     required: true,
-[ ]     enum: ['funny', 'happy', 'surprised', 'cry', 'angry']
+[?]     enum: ['funny', 'happy', 'surprised', 'cry', 'angry']
       },
-[ ]   createdAt: {
-[ ]     type: Date,
-[ ]     default: Date.now
+[X]   createdAt: {
+[X]     type: Date,
+[X]     default: Date.now
       },
-[ ]   updatedAt: {
-[ ]     type: Date,
-[ ]     default: Date.now
+[X]   updatedAt: {
+[X]     type: Date,
+[X]     default: Date.now
       },
-[ ]   wasSeeded: { type: Boolean }
+[-]   wasSeeded: { type: Boolean }
     }
 */
 
-CALL apoc.load.json("file:${IMPORT_CHUNK_PATH_CQL_FILE}") YIELD value as emotion;
+CALL apoc.load.json("file:${IMPORT_CHUNK_PATH_CQL_FILE}") YIELD value as emotion
+MATCH (u:User {id: emotion.userId}),
+      (c:Post {id: emotion.contributionId})
+MERGE  (u)-[e:EMOTED {
+          id:        emotion._id["$oid"],
+          emotion:   emotion.rated,
+          createdAt: datetime(emotion.createdAt.`$date`),
+          updatedAt: datetime(emotion.updatedAt.`$date`)
+        }]->(c)
+RETURN e;
+/*
+  // Queries
+  // user sets an emotion emotion:
+  // MERGE (u)-[e:EMOTED {id: ..., emotion: "funny", createdAt: ..., updatedAt: ...}]->(c)
+  // user removes emotion
+  // MATCH  (u)-[e:EMOTED]->(c) DELETE e
+  // contribution distributions over every `emotion` property value for one post
+  // MATCH (u:User)-[e:EMOTED]->(c:Post {id: "5a70bbc8508f5b000b443b1a"}) RETURN e.emotion,COUNT(e.emotion)
+  // contribution distributions over every `emotion` property value for one user (advanced - "whats the primary emotion used by the user?")
+  // MATCH (u:User{id:"5a663b1ac64291000bf302a1"})-[e:EMOTED]->(c:Post) RETURN e.emotion,COUNT(e.emotion)
+  // contribution distributions over every `emotion` property value for all posts created by one user (advanced - "how do others react to my contributions?")
+  // MATCH (u:User)-[e:EMOTED]->(c:Post)<-[w:WROTE]-(a:User{id:"5a663b1ac64291000bf302a1"}) RETURN e.emotion,COUNT(e.emotion)
+  // if we can filter the above an a variable timescale that would be great (should be possible on createdAt and updatedAt fields)
+*/
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diff --git a/deployment/legacy-migration/maintenance-worker/migration/neo4j/follows/delete.cql b/deployment/legacy-migration/maintenance-worker/migration/neo4j/follows/delete.cql
index 3624448c3..3de01f8ea 100644
--- a/deployment/legacy-migration/maintenance-worker/migration/neo4j/follows/delete.cql
+++ b/deployment/legacy-migration/maintenance-worker/migration/neo4j/follows/delete.cql
@@ -1 +1 @@
-// this is just a relation between users(?) - no need to delete
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+MATCH (u1:User)-[f:FOLLOWS]->(u2:User) DETACH DELETE f;
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diff --git a/deployment/legacy-migration/maintenance-worker/migration/neo4j/import.sh b/deployment/legacy-migration/maintenance-worker/migration/neo4j/import.sh
index 8eef68c92..cef2846a7 100755
--- a/deployment/legacy-migration/maintenance-worker/migration/neo4j/import.sh
+++ b/deployment/legacy-migration/maintenance-worker/migration/neo4j/import.sh
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ delete_collection "contributions" "contributions_post"
 delete_collection "contributions" "contributions_cando"
 delete_collection "shouts" "shouts"
 delete_collection "comments" "comments"
+delete_collection "emotions" "emotions"
 
-#delete_collection "emotions"
 #delete_collection "invites"
 #delete_collection "notifications"
 #delete_collection "organizations"
@@ -82,12 +82,12 @@ import_collection "users" "users/users.cql"
 import_collection "follows_users" "follows/follows.cql"
 #import_collection "follows_organizations" "follows/follows.cql"
 import_collection "contributions_post" "contributions/contributions.cql"
-import_collection "contributions_cando" "contributions/contributions.cql"
+#import_collection "contributions_cando" "contributions/contributions.cql"
 #import_collection "contributions_DELETED" "contributions/contributions.cql"
 import_collection "shouts" "shouts/shouts.cql"
 import_collection "comments" "comments/comments.cql"
+import_collection "emotions" "emotions/emotions.cql"
 
-# import_collection "emotions"
 # import_collection "invites"
 # import_collection "notifications"
 # import_collection "organizations"