A disposable absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline and a lateral centerline generally perpendicular to the longitudinal centerline, wherein the absorbent article is symmetric about the longitudinal centerline , the disposable absorbent article further comprising: a topsheet ; a backsheet ; a first end region an opposing second end region , and an intermediate region disposed between the first end region and the second end region ; a first absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet , the first absorbent core having an intermediate region first absorbent core width ; a second absorbent core disposed between the first absorbent core and the backsheet , wherein the second absorbent core has an intermediate region second absorbent core width , and wherein the intermediate region second absorbent core width is greater than the intermediate region first absorbent core width by an intermediate outboard distance, wherein first absorbent core and the second absorbent core overlap by an overlap distance, and wherein the first absorbent core and the second absorbent core are disposed in a longitudinally offset configuration, wherein the second absorbent core in the first end region extends outboard of the first absorbent core in the first end region by a first end region outboard distance and wherein the first end region outboard distance is less than the intermediate region outboard distance. wherein the absorbent article is symmetric about the longitudinal centerline , the disposable absorbent article further comprising: a topsheet ; a backsheet ; a first end region an opposing second end region , and an intermediate region disposed between the first end region and the second end region ; a first absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet , the first absorbent core having an intermediate region first absorbent core width ; a second absorbent core disposed between the first absorbent core and the backsheet , wherein the second absorbent core has an intermediate region second absorbent core width , and wherein the intermediate region second absorbent core width is greater than the intermediate region first absorbent core width by an intermediate outboard distance, wherein first absorbent core and the second absorbent core overlap by an overlap distance, and wherein the first absorbent core and the second absorbent core are disposed in a longitudinally offset configuration, wherein the second absorbent core in the first end region extends outboard of the first absorbent core in the first end region by a first end region outboard distance and wherein the first end region outboard distance is less than the intermediate region outboard distance. a topsheet ; a backsheet ; a first end region an opposing second end region , and an intermediate region disposed between the first end region and the second end region ; a first absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet , the first absorbent core having an intermediate region first absorbent core width ; a second absorbent core disposed between the first absorbent core and the backsheet , wherein the second absorbent core has an intermediate region second absorbent core width , and wherein the intermediate region second absorbent core width is greater than the intermediate region first absorbent core width by an intermediate outboard distance, wherein first absorbent core and the second absorbent core overlap by an overlap distance, and wherein the first absorbent core and the second absorbent core are disposed in a longitudinally offset configuration, wherein the second absorbent core in the first end region extends outboard of the first absorbent core in the first end region by a first end region outboard distance and wherein the first end region outboard distance is less than the intermediate region outboard distance. <EOS>