Which was basically every second of every day.

When they made you invisible to anyone you fancied.

Especially when all your friends had already had theirs removed, which left you feeling like the ugly duckling in the corner.

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When you wanted to talk to your crush but your braces had just been tightened so you literally couldn't.

Else you'd dribble, or spit, or just fail to say actual words.

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When you couldn't eat on dates because you were scared you'd get food stuck in them.

And have to spend the rest of the date worrying about how to get it out.

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But it was even worse if you had a retainer and had to literally remove a piece of flesh coloured plastic from your mouth and place it on the lunch table in front of your crush.

How appetising!

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