An absorbent article including a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis, the absorbent article comprising: an absorbent assembly comprising a liquid impermeable outer cover, a liquid permeable top sheet, and an absorbent body disposed between the outer cover and the top sheet, the absorbent assembly including a front waist region, a rear waist region, and a crotch region extending between the front waist region and the rear waist region; a pair of ears extending transversely outward from opposite sides of the absorbent assembly; wherein the pair of ears are disposed in the rear waist region and include a left ear and a right ear; a fastening system configured to attach the rear waist region to the front waist region to define a wear configuration of the absorbent article, the fastening system comprising a primary fastening system and a secondary fastening system, the primary fastening system including at least one primary first fastening component and a primary second fastening component, the secondary fastening system including at least two secondary first fastening components, the two secondary first fastening components including a left secondary first fastening component and a right secondary first fastening component and at least two secondary second fastening components including a left secondary second fastening component and a right secondary second fastening component, the left secondary second fastening component being disposed on the left ear and the right secondary second fastening component being disposed on the right ear; and a strip coupled to the outer cover, the strip including the primary second fastening component; wherein the left secondary first fastening component is coupled to a first carrier and the right secondary first fastening component is coupled to a second carrier;. wherein the first carrier is directly coupled to the outer cover such that an innermost longitudinal edge of the first carrier is disposed outboard of a first outer edge of the strip and the second carrier is directly coupled to the outer cover such that an innermost longitudinal edge of the second carrier is disposed outboard of a second outer edge of the strip, the second outer edge of the strip being opposite from the first outer edge of the strip. an absorbent assembly comprising a liquid impermeable outer cover, a liquid permeable top sheet, and an absorbent body disposed between the outer cover and the top sheet, the absorbent assembly including a front waist region, a rear waist region, and a crotch region extending between the front waist region and the rear waist region; a pair of ears extending transversely outward from opposite sides of the absorbent assembly; wherein the pair of ears are disposed in the rear waist region and include a left ear and a right ear; a fastening system configured to attach the rear waist region to the front waist region to define a wear configuration of the absorbent article, the fastening system comprising a primary fastening system and a secondary fastening system, the primary fastening system including at least one primary first fastening component and a primary second fastening component, the secondary fastening system including at least two secondary first fastening components, the two secondary first fastening components including a left secondary first fastening component and a right secondary first fastening component and at least two secondary second fastening components including a left secondary second fastening component and a right secondary second fastening component, the left secondary second fastening component being disposed on the left ear and the right secondary second fastening component being disposed on the right ear; and a strip coupled to the outer cover, the strip including the primary second fastening component; wherein the left secondary first fastening component is coupled to a first carrier and the right secondary first fastening component is coupled to a second carrier;. wherein the first carrier is directly coupled to the outer cover such that an innermost longitudinal edge of the first carrier is disposed outboard of a first outer edge of the strip and the second carrier is directly coupled to the outer cover such that an innermost longitudinal edge of the second carrier is disposed outboard of a second outer edge of the strip, the second outer edge of the strip being opposite from the first outer edge of the strip.