Date women from United States / Arkansas / Lonoke, 57 year old

Date a soulmate from Arkansas, United States. well here comes the hard part, I am not good at talking about myself, much less trying to describe myself to someone looking for a prospective date.
i am honest, hard working, ethical and put others before myself.
I have been divorced for almost 17 years and am very new at the dating scene.
I realize that what is written here is what determines if someone responds to my profile, but until you meet someone, do the words that are written here really determine if you want to meet the person and perhaps develope at relationship with them? I am shy at first until I get to know someone, I am not the "flirty type" or aggressive type. I am not the type to make the first move.