Love is the answer but while you're waiting for the answer, sex raises some good questions.

Allen’s quip plays on the cliché “love is the answer,” treating it as a lofty, final solution to life’s problems. The punchline undercuts that idealism with a pragmatic, bodily counterpoint: sexual desire doesn’t patiently wait for philosophical certainty, but instead provokes immediate curiosity, experimentation, and complications. The humor comes from framing sex as an engine of inquiry—raising “questions” about intimacy, commitment, morality, and self-knowledge—while love remains an abstract destination. The line typifies Allen’s persona: anxious, intellectual, and skeptical about romantic ideals, yet fascinated by the messy realities of desire.

1) “Love is the answer, but while you’re waiting for the answer, sex raises some pretty interesting questions.”
2) “Love is the answer, but while you’re waiting for the answer, sex raises some good questions.”