BANGS...young or old?

Up until my junior year in high school, I had bangs. I went for about 9 years without them and now, theeeiiiirrr baaaaaack! I went yesterday to get my hair done and decided it was time to make a change. Typically, when girls get married, they chop all their hair off. Why is that? We work so hard to grow it all out for the big day and then in a matter of minutes, it's gone! I think it's kind of cruel really. Your husband was used to you having all that hair and then once you are legally binded then you get rid of it. So instead of chopping my hair off, I went with bangs. I don't suppose anyone barrel rolls them anymore huh? If anyone is looking to make a quick change, I would highly suggest bangs because you can still style them to the side or keep them trendy. I'll give these a try for a while and let you know when I get sick of them. One thing I can't figure out, do bangs make me look older or younger? (I'm 25 for those of you that didn't know:)