I love my Gaga fringe! I've had it on and off for years, it grows out and then I feel like a change but don't want to cut my hair so I just go back to the heavy fringe and feel like it's a new 'do lol
I have very straight, heavy hair and never use product so it's quite easy for me to maintain, but that being said, it does get a bit puffy from sleeping on it so it usually needs a quick belt with the straightening iron in the mornings. I have a very long face so I have to keep my fringe really long, it needs a trim every fortnight (and sometimes I attack it in between trims lol) because I cut it to the bridge of my nose and it's in my eyes within a few days - a lot of upkeep, I know, but it looks stupid if I cut it any shorter (just my face, I guess, everyone's different). If I go for too long between trims, I just whip it up off my face with a bobby pin into a pomp at the front, it's cute and a little bit punk/pin-up Very versatile!

Maybe you could try a whispier, longer side-cut fringe to start with, see how you like it and how the maintenance goes on it, and then go for heavier/shorter bangs when you're a bit more used to it? I love how just a simple fringe can make you feel like you have a whole new style, it's heaps cheaper than a cut, colour and blow-dry too lol Good luck with whatever you decide!