Communication is the important starting point as others have said already. Based on what you both learn about each other and yourselves you can start expecting things that are important to you, her, or both of you. That can be your springboard, as you put it.

Start small, talk about that start and work up from there. This especially since you are both new. You don’t have to give her a list of demands right away, unless that’s what you both want.

That's all I can really say about that.