You should be lucky you have braces. I went through high school with messed up teeth and it was hell. Girls were interested in me but as soon as I started talking, they were drawn away. You could imagine how bad I felt. I managed to work around it and still got a few girls but it nagged at me every time I looked in the mirror. Anyways, I have braces now and my confidence has been through the roof. You shouldn't for a second be ashamed of your braces. They are a visible sign of you trying to improve yourself and just imagine how it would be if you DIDN'T have them.