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I cannot tell you how much I feel the same way! I am a 26 year old male, and it has taken me literally 12 years and four attempts (all bottled at the last minute) to actually pluck up the courage to do it. I honestly consider it the most important thing I have ever done. It's stupid, but it's become...

Thanks for the responses everyone. It one of those funny things where there's only so muh patience your friends/ relatives have with you to discuss your concerns about it. They kind-of think it's a big deal for about 2 weeks then they just forget about it, whereas you're left fretting the whole time...

I am a 25 year old male from the UK (think: "The Big Book of British Smiles" once shown to Lisa Simpson) and had my braces fitted in February this year (2008) after having 4 teeth extracted. I should be roughly half way there by now as my orthodontist told me to expect 18-20 months of trea...