A disposable absorbent article comprising a fastener positioned on an outside surface of a body portion of the article, the fastener comprising: (a) a fixed portion attached to the article; (b) a connective portion joined to and contiguous with the fixed portion, the connective portion comprising: (i) a distal edge; (ii) a fastening member having a fastening surface and a bonding surface opposite to the fastening surface, wherein the fastening surface is releasably fastenable to the article, and wherein the fastening member comprises a plurality of engaging elements outwardly extending from the fastening surface; (iii) a backing member attached to the bonding surface of the fastening member; and (c) a folding line disposed between the fixed and connective portions; wherein the fastener is free of a release tape; and wherein the plurality of engaging elements are applied in a patch and the portion of the engaging elements patch proximate to the folding line of the fastener has a substantially straight edge, which is substantially perpendicular to the leading edge of the fastener, and the cross-direction distance from the substantially straight edge to the folding line is 8 mm or less; wherein the distance between the folding line and the line formed where the outboard edge of the body portion overlaps the fastener is 3 mm or less; wherein the cross-direction distance from the substantially straight edge to the folding line is 6 mm or less; wherein the ratio of the machine direction dimension of the engaging elements patch and the cross-direction dimension of the engaging elements patch is 1.8 to 1, or greater; wherein an adhesive is disposed upon a surface of the fixed portion of the fastener being attached to the article, and the adhesive is disposed upon the fixed portion of the fastener such that it is offset from each of the inboard and outboard edges of the fixed portion that are overlapped by the body portion; wherein the fastener exhibits a bending stiffness, measured in the machine direction, of 0.5 N/mm or greater; wherein the fastener exhibits a tensile strength, measured in the machine direction, of 0.03 N/mm or greater; wherein the fastener exhibits a tensile strength, measured in the cross direction, of 0.04 N/mm or greater. (a) a fixed portion attached to the article; (b) a connective portion joined to and contiguous with the fixed portion, the connective portion comprising: (i) a distal edge; (ii) a fastening member having a fastening surface and a bonding surface opposite to the fastening surface, wherein the fastening surface is releasably fastenable to the article, and wherein the fastening member comprises a plurality of engaging elements outwardly extending from the fastening surface; (iii) a backing member attached to the bonding surface of the fastening member; and (i) a distal edge; (ii) a fastening member having a fastening surface and a bonding surface opposite to the fastening surface, wherein the fastening surface is releasably fastenable to the article, and wherein the fastening member comprises a plurality of engaging elements outwardly extending from the fastening surface; (iii) a backing member attached to the bonding surface of the fastening member; and (c) a folding line disposed between the fixed and connective portions;