Fortunately the lightening strike missed them both…

I seem to remember the Prophet (SAW) saying something about marrying early, but it seems that there is some hard evidence emerging that it is harmful to leave having kids too late for guys as well as what is already known for women:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9492343/Men-advised-to-start-early-if-they-want-healthy-babies.html