Oh, and I'd add that realistically, unless you can do back to back comparisons of tires, with attention to what pressures they are set at, it's pretty hard to feel how a tire "rides".
I got into this whole pressure thing when commuting regularly on about a 10k commute along the same route (6 mi) with a lot of varying city surfaces. Just for fun I started changing pressures and doing the same route regularly made it a lot easier to notice the differences and to note if there was a time difference (generally there wasn't , but in the city with lights and stuff its never going to exact, plus like I mentioned, one day you feel fresher so probably are faster just from that---but it was still a pretty good indicator to me that finding a lower pressure was in fact more comfortable for me and didnt really impact the riding time.

Also, on long touring trips, riding day after day over varying road qualities, it gave me something to do to try diff pressures and see how it was---so gradually over the years, I became more attuned to how things felt and how my bikes went along with diff pressures and or diff tires.

Oh, and a tire with a thin sidewall that gives a nice cushy supple ride, is also more susceptible to being damaged if you ride up against hard or sharp things. So not a good choice if you know you aren't careful about stuff like that, although road riding generally doesnt involve this.-- but something to be aware of.

Yes, the tires I have that ride nicer than others are nice to ride, its a cool feeling to feel the tire absorb bad surfaces much more smoothly, yet still roll along really nicely.
But then, I am okay with riding my regular marathons, but watch the pressures more so the ride is less harsh.