I got mine on in May 2014, was supposed to get them off in September 2015. In August 2015 I got drunk, fell on my face and broke three of my teeth... now I just got them off in October 2016. I didn't mind the whole process, minus falling.
Two years, during which time I had not only braces but headgear as well. The headgear was a pair of metal hinges affixed to the back of my mouth, and each time I would bite "incorrectly" the hinges would force my jaw the other way.
I would have had those tragic-looking fixtures on my head ala Katy Perry in "Last Friday Night" if I had been born in an earlier generation. A mess!