Absorbent article

An absorbent article characterized by comprising:

• a. a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction;
• b. a first body panel comprising:
• i. a first transverse direction end edge and a second transverse direction end edge;
• ii. a first longitudinal direction side edge and a second longitudinal direction side edge;
• iii. a first width in the transverse direction between the first longitudinal direction side edge and the second longitudinal direction side edge;
• c. a second body panel comprising:
• i. a third transverse direction end edge and a fourth transverse direction end edge;
• ii. a third longitudinal direction side edge and a fourth longitudinal direction side edge;
• iii. a second width in the transverse direction between the third longitudinal direction side edge and the fourth longitudinal direction side edge;
• d. an absorbent panel spanning between and connecting each of the first body panel and the second body panel, the absorbent panel comprising:
• i. a fifth transverse direction end edge and a sixth transverse direction end edge;
• ii. a fifth longitudinal direction side edge and a sixth longitudinal direction side edge;
• iii. a third width in the transverse direction between the fifth longitudinal direction side edge and the sixth longitudinal direction side edge, the third width smaller than the first width and the second width;
• iv. a topsheet layer, a backsheet layer, and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet layer and the backsheet layer;
• e. a first region of attachment bonding a first portion of the backsheet layer of the absorbent panel to a first portion of the first body panel, the first region of attachment having a first bond region having a first bond strength;
• f. a second region of attachment bonding a second portion of the backsheet layer of the absorbent panel to a first portion of the second body panel, the second region of attachment having a second bond region having a second bond strength which is the same as the first bond strength, a third bond region having a third bond strength, and a fourth bond region having a fourth bond strength which is the same as the third bond strength, wherein the third bond strength and the fourth bond strength are each greater than the first bond strength and the second bond strength, and
• wherein the second bond region is disposed laterally between the third bond region and the fourth bond region.