Hey there! Sorry for the delay in responding, I was on staff leave at the time. D= Anyway, it seems you've already received some sound advice. <3 As a first year, I would suggest you put most of your time and effort into developing closer relationships with faculty members, ones who have similar research interests and/or you get along with and would like to have as mentors in the future. Also spend some time looking through research databases for any articles pertaining to love, relationships, etc. Perhaps you can expand upon research that has already been conducted by a professor at another university, so you won't have to start completely from scratch. You could even try to get in touch with that professor and discuss your interest in the subject material!