An absorbent article comprising a chassis which comprises: a primary topsheet having a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface; a backsheet having a body-facing surface and garment-facing surface; an absorbent core having a front end portion, a central portion, and a rear end portion along its length, said core being disposed between said primary topsheet garment-facing surface and said backsheet body-facing surface, and wherein said core comprises 1) a first laminate which includes a first superabsorbent layer disposed onto a first distribution layer and 2) a second laminate which includes a second distribution layer joined to a second superabsorbent layer; wherein said first laminate is joined to said second laminate in an offset manner along the length of the core, whereby the laminates are staggered and their respective first ends or second ends are not aligned in the z-direction, such that a central portion of said core is formed from an overlapping joinder of said first and second laminates; and a carded, staple fiber, spunlaced nonwoven web disposed between the primary topsheet and the absorbent core, wherein the carded, staple fiber, spunlaced nonwoven web comprises: a plurality of absorbent fibers, a plurality of stiffening fibers, and a plurality of resilient fibers, characterized in that the absorbent fibers are present in an amount of 20 percent to 50 percent by weight, wherein the stiffening fibers are present in an amount of 20 percent to 40 percent by weight, and wherein the resilient fibers are present in an amount of 25 percent to 55 percent by weight, and wherein the carded, staple fiber, spunlaced nonwoven web has a basis weight of between 40 gsm to 100 gsm. a primary topsheet having a body-facing surface and a garment-facing surface; a backsheet having a body-facing surface and garment-facing surface; an absorbent core having a front end portion, a central portion, and a rear end portion along its length, said core being disposed between said primary topsheet garment-facing surface and said backsheet body-facing surface, and wherein said core comprises 1) a first laminate which includes a first superabsorbent layer disposed onto a first distribution layer and 2) a second laminate which includes a second distribution layer joined to a second superabsorbent layer; wherein said first laminate is joined to said second laminate in an offset manner along the length of the core, whereby the laminates are staggered and their respective first ends or second ends are not aligned in the z-direction, such that a central portion of said core is formed from an overlapping joinder of said first and second laminates; and 1) a first laminate which includes a first superabsorbent layer disposed onto a first distribution layer and 2) a second laminate which includes a second distribution layer joined to a second superabsorbent layer; wherein said first laminate is joined to said second laminate in an offset manner along the length of the core, whereby the laminates are staggered and their respective first ends or second ends are not aligned in the z-direction, such that a central portion of said core is formed from an overlapping joinder of said first and second laminates; and a carded, staple fiber, spunlaced nonwoven web disposed between the primary topsheet and the absorbent core, wherein the carded, staple fiber, spunlaced nonwoven web comprises: a plurality of absorbent fibers, a plurality of stiffening fibers, and a plurality of resilient fibers, characterized in that the absorbent fibers are present in an amount of 20 percent to 50 percent by weight, wherein the stiffening fibers are present in an amount of 20 percent to 40 percent by weight, and wherein the resilient fibers are present in an amount of 25 percent to 55 percent by weight, and wherein the carded, staple fiber, spunlaced nonwoven web has a basis weight of between 40 gsm to 100 gsm.