A New Haircut?

I've had the same haircut with long face-framing layers for about 8 years. Possibly even longer. Since I'm about to start a new chapter in my life, I've been wondering whether or not I should also get a new haircut. I've been secretly coveting the long side-swept bangs look for awhile. My only hesitations are:

1. I've never had bangs.
2. I have to have every single strand of hair off of my face when I run.

So I can't decide, should I get the long bangs? I'm afraid that I'll like it for the first 5 hours after I get home from the salon, but then hate it every minute after that for the next 6 months. And I really wouldn't want to put Law McGraw through the misery of listening to me complain about my hair.