A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal axis and a lateral axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, wherein the disposable absorbent article is a feminine pad, the disposable absorbent article further comprising: a chassis having first and second longitudinal side edges (22, 24) extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, a pair of end edges (26, 28) joining the first and second longitudinal side edges on opposite ends of the chassis, the chassis further comprising a topsheet; a backsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; a fastening adhesive disposed on a garment-facing surface of the chassis; a first cuff extending along the first longitudinal side edge and comprising a first elastic member; and a second cuff extending along the second longitudinal edge and comprising a second elastic member, wherein the first cuff comprises a first cover and the second cuff comprises a second cover, wherein first cover and second cover are discrete from the chassis of the absorbent article; wherein each of the elastic members is stretched to 30% to 400% engineering strain; wherein the glued length of the elastic members is from 100 to 500 mm; and wherein the elastic members have a percent of initial strain of 10% or greater after 15 seconds of recovery at 22°C, as measured by the Post Elongation Recovery Test; characterized in that the feminine pad further comprises a first fold line and a second fold line, wherein the first fold line defines a boundary between the first end region and an intermediate region, wherein the second fold line defines a boundary between the second end region and the intermediate region, the first elastic member being attached to the first cover in a first attachment zone and a second attachment zone, wherein the first elastic member and the second elastic member are attached to their respective covers inboard of the end edges, such that the first attachment zone extends from the first fold line 50 into the first end region by not more than 30 mm; the article has a flexibility factor of between 20 and 240, and an average pad curl of between 0.5 mm to 2.5 mm, as measured by the Pad Curl Method; wherein flexibility factor = Average CD Peak Load 2 + Average MD Peak Load 2 wherein the Average CD Peak Load and Average MD Peak Load are measured according to the MD/CD FLEXIBILITY method described herein. a chassis having first and second longitudinal side edges (22, 24) extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, a pair of end edges (26, 28) joining the first and second longitudinal side edges on opposite ends of the chassis, the chassis further comprising a topsheet; a backsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; a fastening adhesive disposed on a garment-facing surface of the chassis; a first cuff extending along the first longitudinal side edge and comprising a first elastic member; and a second cuff extending along the second longitudinal edge and comprising a second elastic member, wherein the first cuff comprises a first cover and the second cuff comprises a second cover, wherein first cover and second cover are discrete from the chassis of the absorbent article; wherein each of the elastic members is stretched to 30% to 400% engineering strain; wherein the glued length of the elastic members is from 100 to 500 mm; and wherein the elastic members have a percent of initial strain of 10% or greater after 15 seconds of recovery at 22°C, as measured by the Post Elongation Recovery Test; characterized in that the feminine pad further comprises a first fold line and a second fold line, wherein the first fold line defines a boundary between the first end region and an intermediate region, wherein the second fold line defines a boundary between the second end region and the intermediate region, the first elastic member being attached to the first cover in a first attachment zone and a second attachment zone, wherein the first elastic member and the second elastic member are attached to their respective covers inboard of the end edges, such that the first attachment zone extends from the first fold line 50 into the first end region by not more than 30 mm; the article has a flexibility factor of between 20 and 240, and an average pad curl of between 0.5 mm to 2.5 mm, as measured by the Pad Curl Method; wherein flexibility factor = Average CD Peak Load 2 + Average MD Peak Load 2