I lke my towel soft on my delicate skin

....so into the tumble dryer it goes.

Not entirely sure I know how to pinch a towel correctly, so might have to settle for towels that seem a bit stiff sometimes...

Actually over the years think I've even had towels that I could lean upright cardboard like against a wall - so not sure what's going on there..

I hang my towels out with plenty of gaps between them for air and wind circulation. They dry much faster this way.

Towels, I just hang mine by short side not bothering about anything else!

Yesterday I saw a mention of Stainless Steel clothes pegs. I bought S-S clothes pegs and advise anyone with less than perfect use of their fingers to avoid those with simple open wire loops to open them, I'm finding those I bought difficult to manipulate with my old fingers.

I like soft, fluffy towels and I keep mine that way by washing in cold water, not using fabric softener and using the dryer only in Winter on very low. Heat messes up good quality towels. If hanging out in Summer avoid the hot sun and dry under shade.

My own personal routine is, I dry off with a small towel which goes into the wash, then wrap myself in the large towel. That way you can use the large expensive towel at least three times without washing, maybe even four if you shower every day. Don't leave towel to dry on a hook in the bathroom...instead spread it out on a laundry rack. 

Who are the people, whith so much time on their hands, that they  devise a right way and a wrong way to do everything?

I've always hung my towels out by the short side and refuse to change. I'm not sure what they mean my "pinch the towel on the short side...$ Too much like hard work!

I use white vinegar in the machine rinse cycle.

I have used a "slush" (technica term lol) of vinegar in the final rinse for my towels, let them spin out and hang on line. I wouldn't have a dryer on my mind! I've ueed them when travelling but that's because there's not many other options.
"It is estimated that your dryer emits more than a ton of carbon dioxide per year. You can easily eliminate all that waste by skipping the dryer altogether. Hang your clothes to dry when you can. It may take longer, but it's much better on the environment, in more ways than one."