Walter reveals his sexist worldview when he says that 31 is old “for a woman,” thus blatantly admitting that he has different standards for men and women. He also tries to make Anna feel better about the fact that he’s leaving her on such short notice, telling her to take a vacation with the money he gives her. In doing so, he acts like she should be
glad he’s leaving, as if she’s the one benefitting from this arrangement. In reality, though, she’s obviously disappointed by his insensitive decision to not tell her until the last minute that he’s leaving.