Absorbent pad

An absorptive pad having a wider forward pad section and a relatively narrower rearward pad section that is adapted to be worn over the buttocks of a user;

• the forward pad section having a front edge and a forward width between forward side edges;
• the rearward pad section having a rear edge and a rear width between rear side edges, wherein at least a portion of the rear width is equal to at least a portion of the forward width;
• the forward pad section having a forward pad length measured from the front edge along the longitudinal dimension to the location of the absorptive pad that delineates the forward pad section from the rearward pad section;
• and
• the rearward pad section having a rear length measured along the longitudinal dimension from the rear edge to the location of the absorptive pad,
• wherein a location separates the forward pad section from the rearward pad section;
• wherein the rear width decreases in a continuous manner along the longitudinal dimension as the width approaches the rear edge, the forward width decreases in a continuous manner from the location to the front edge, and the decrease in the rear width is larger than the decrease in the forward width;
• wherein the rear width is large enough to prevent the rear side edges from sliding into and resting within the crease between the buttocks;
• and
• wherein the length of the absorptive pad is such that at least a portion of the rearward pad section covers the buttocks of the user when the absorptive pad is in use.